Business Desk 
Mar 17, 2025
In a remarkable development in the realm of automotives, it emerged on Monday that the globally-acclaimed high-end car maker BMW is gearing up to integrate Huawei HiCar into its China vehicles in 2026.
Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that Huawei's HiCar app is designed to connect devices with vehicles, and that the German automaker made the announcement on Monday to bring this system into its fleet of locally manufactured vehicles in 2026.
The publication also reported that BMW has also stepped into a collaboration with the Chinese tech giant to develop smart applications running and leveraging the Harmony operating system for its vehicles.
The German automaker is actively engaged in talks with its suppliers to achieve more "cross-cycle" cooperation and "promote the deep integration of local Chinese (partners) into BMW's global innovation system," read a statement issued by the company.
It's worth noting that the development follows the gloomy forecast of BMW's profits falling way short of its long-term targets for 2025, which are prompted by intensifying trade tensions between the US and Europe and halted sales in China, according to Bloomberg.
The automaker predicted its carmaking profit margins to remain between 5% and 7% this year given they dropped to 6.3% in 2024, the lowest in four years.
