In January, we heard that Chinese carmaker Geely is looking to break into the phone business by acquiring ailing Meizu. The acquisition is now complete, although Meizu has not released a press release.
Meizu hasn’t been doing very well in recent years, and a partnership with Sony that aimed to bring Flyme apps to Xperia phones hasn’t done much to revive the company. Geely has the resources to support the company, however, the automaker owns Volvo, Polestar, Lotus and others.
Inside the Zeekr 001
One of the brands owned by the company recently launched Zeekr 001, which featured the Flyme for Car infotainment system developed by Meizu. Last year, Geely also created a new company, Hubei Xingji Shidai Technology, with the aim of developing smartphones (and other smart gadgets) for the global audience. Meizu’s resources will help kickstart this effort.
We have more details on Geely and what the Meizu acquisition means for the company at ArenaEV.
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