On November 7th, China's leading automobile Internet service platform Autohome (New York Stock Exchange stock code: ATHM; Hong Kong Stock Exchange code: 2518) collaborated with Huawei to hold the HarmonyOS native application delivery launch ceremony in Shenzhen. Zhu Yonggang, President of Huawei's Terminal Cloud, and Wu Tao, Party Secretary and CEO of Autohome, attended the ceremony. During the ceremony, Huawei presented Autohome with a HarmonyOS native application launch commemorative medal, marking the completion of the development of Autohome App's HarmonyOS native application, further enriching the HarmonyOS ecosystem in the automobile field, and bringing users more intelligent, efficient automobile life services and experiences.
Previously, Huawei officially released the native HarmonyOS operating system, becoming the world's third largest mobile operating system after Apple's iOS and Android, and made significant breakthroughs in ecological construction. Currently, native HarmonyOS has achieved interconnection among multiple devices and scenes such as phones, tablets, and automobile cabins, with the HarmonyOS ecosystem aggregating over 1 billion devices. By launching the HarmonyOS NEXT application market through Autohome, it will further upgrade the all-scenario smart life experience, providing users with more intelligent travel equipment.
At the ceremony, Zhu Yonggang, President of Huawei's Terminal Cloud, expressed his belief that based on HarmonyOS NEXT's unique all-scenario distributed architecture, seamless transfer capability, AI large models, etc., the native version of Autohome on HarmonyOS will bring consumers direct, convenient entry points and new service experiences, while also gaining continuous, intelligent, and highly adhesive new traffic. In the future, he hopes to maintain close cooperation with Autohome, jointly create and share new business opportunities and long-term growth space, and build the HarmonyOS ecosystem together.
Wu Tao, Party Secretary and CEO of Autohome, expressed full expectations for the Harmony new world jointly built with Huawei in the future. He pointed out that this HarmonyOS native application launch ceremony marks a new beginning for the cooperation between Autohome and Huawei. He looks forward to exploring new application scenarios in the smart automobile era together with Huawei, leveraging Autohome's industry accumulation and user insights, and striving to continuously innovate and empower, dedicated to bringing users a safer, more comfortable, and smarter car purchase and travel experience.
It is worth noting that Autohome will innovate the use of calendar subscription feature, in the new version's specific application, based on its own automobile live data, to provide users with a completely new intelligent car-buying experience. In the future, when users are interested in a certain vehicle model, Autohome will intelligently create live window reminders based on the model's status, and adjust the priority of push content according to the user's car-buying needs. This function will ensure that users can timely obtain key product information throughout the entire consumption process, thereby enjoying more personalized, convenient services, further enhancing the convenience and flexibility of car-buying.
In addition, the Autohome App, based on HarmonyOS NEXT's native intelligence, native interconnectivity, and other innovative features, provides users with more timely and precise services on multiple terminal devices. Users can seamlessly switch between mobile phones, tablets, and other devices while watching automobile live broadcasts and videos, easily accessing information anytime, anywhere without worrying about missing any content. At the same time, developers can achieve one-time development and multi-terminal deployment through its cross-terminal support attributes, accelerating the comprehensive deployment of the Autohome App on various terminals in the Hongmeng ecosystem.
About Autohome
Autohome (NYSE stock code: ATHM; Hong Kong stock code: 2518) is a leading online platform for automotive consumers in China. According to QuestMobile data, Autohome's mobile daily average user volume reached 72.87 million in September 2024, a 5.6% increase from the same period in 2023. The company's mission is to enhance the car purchase and usage experience of Chinese automotive consumers. Autohome provides original content (OGC), professional creative content (PGC), user-generated content (UGC), AI-generated content, a comprehensive car model database, and extensive car release information, covering the entire car purchase and usage cycle. Being able to reach a large and active group of automotive consumer users, Autohome has become the preferred platform for auto manufacturers and dealers to promote advertising activities. In addition, the company's dealer subscription and advertising services allow dealers to market their inventory and services through Autohome's platform, expanding their physical showrooms to millions of potential online users in China and obtaining sales leads. The company provides sales leads, data analysis, and marketing services to help auto manufacturers and dealers improve efficiency and facilitate transactions. Autohome operates its "Auto Mall," a full-featured online trading platform, to help automotive manufacturers and dealers facilitate transactions. Additionally, the company also provides other value-added services through its website and mobile application, including car finance, car insurance, used car transactions, and after-sales services.
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