2025.09.27 – Huawei, AITO, Stelato, Maextro, Zacua, Lightyear, Squad Mobility, PAL-V, Sero Electric, Coradir Tito and Tita, Volt Motors, Mexico, Argentina, and the Netherlands

Posted byLeonardo Tomás CardilloPosted inUncategorized

Summary

Huawei has collaborated on several electric vehicles including the AITO M9, M5, Stelato S9, and Maextro S800. In Mexico, thousands of electric cars already circulate in 2025, though the local brand Zacua remains rare. The Netherlands has startups like Lightyear and Squad Mobility, while Argentina has local manufacturers including Sero Electric, Coradir’s Tito and Tita, and Volt Motors. PAL-V is a Dutch company making a flying vehicle, with Chinese supply chain participation. This matters because it shows how telecoms, national startups, and new alliances are shaping electric mobility worldwide.

Context and Scope

This account covers all facts discussed since the beginning of the conversation. It includes Huawei’s electric cars, the 2025 Maextro S800, the state of electric cars in Mexico, Zacua’s visibility and production, Dutch and Argentine electric car brands, and PAL-V’s manufacturing. It incorporates images referenced of Huawei vehicles, Zacua, Stelato S9, and PAL-V, though only their descriptions are included. Figures on Mexican EV sales and production are included. Variants in production numbers for Zacua are preserved. The standard applied here requires all facts without omission.

Exhaustive Narrative of Facts

Huawei and Automotive Collaborations

Huawei is not a traditional automaker but contributes technology, software, and partnerships. Documented vehicles include:

  • AITO M9, launched December 2023, an SUV offered as battery electric (BEV) or extended-range (EREV). It integrates HarmonyOS for in-car systems and Huawei ADS driver assistance.
  • AITO M5, developed with Seres, also available as BEV or EREV, with Huawei cockpit technology.
  • Stelato S9, a luxury sedan developed with BAIC, integrating Huawei Turing platform and ADS 3.0.
  • Maextro S800, a luxury sedan produced with JAC under Huawei’s HIMA alliance, revealed 30 May 2025 in Shenzhen, with production starting June 2025. It integrates Huawei ADS and Huawei Sound Ultimate.

Electric Vehicles in Mexico 2025

In the first quarter of 2025, 33,360 “green vehicles” were sold in Mexico, including hybrids and electrics. Between January and April 2025, 81,049 electric vehicles were produced in Mexico, a 72% increase over 2024. In 2024, the number of public charging stations grew from 1,340 to 3,212. Mexico has a domestic brand, Zacua, producing small electric cars.

Zacua in Mexico

Zacua was founded in 2017 by Motores Limpios S.A.P.I. de C.V., with assembly in Puebla. Models are MX2 and MX3. Production is described as semi-artisanal. Multiple sources give different figures:

  • Variant A: Around 50 cars produced by 2022.
  • Variant B: About 50 cars in one year (2020).
  • Variant C: Wikipedia states approximately 100 units of each model.
    Zacua announced two new models for 2025 and planned expansion of its Puebla plant. Zacua vehicles are rarely seen in circulation. Reasons include limited production, niche focus, limited distribution, and competition.

Netherlands Electric Vehicle Companies

The Netherlands has startups but no mass-production brand:

  • Lightyear developed solar electric vehicles. Lightyear 0 was launched but the company declared bankruptcy in 2023, later relaunching the Lightyear 2 project.
  • Squad Mobility makes small solar-powered urban vehicles.
  • PAL-V develops the PAL-V Liberty, a flying car classified as a gyrocopter hybrid.

PAL-V Manufacturing

PAL-V is a Dutch company founded in 2008 in Raamsdonksveer. Design and engineering are done in the Netherlands. Component production involves international suppliers, including Chinese firms. Final assembly and certification are intended for the Netherlands. Variant information indicates both European and Asian manufacturing participation.

Argentina Electric Vehicle Companies

Argentina has several domestic electric vehicle initiatives:

  • Sero Electric, producing small electric city cars since 2019 in Buenos Aires.
  • Coradir, based in San Luis, producing the Tito (urban car) and Tita (mini pickup).
  • Volt Motors, a startup in Córdoba making compact electric vehicles such as Volt e1 and Volt w1.
    Universities and local groups also build prototypes.

Practical Takeaways

  • Huawei positions itself as a technology provider in cars, not a traditional automaker.
  • Mexico is already producing and circulating electric cars in 2025, but Zacua’s presence is minimal.
  • Zacua models MX2 and MX3 exist, but production is counted in tens or hundreds, not thousands.
  • The Netherlands hosts experimental startups like Lightyear, Squad Mobility, and PAL-V, but no large automaker.
  • PAL-V is Dutch, with design in the Netherlands and parts supplied globally, including China.
  • Argentina’s EV industry is small but real, with brands Sero Electric, Coradir, and Volt Motors.

Sources

Published by Leonardo Tomás Cardillo

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