AITO
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Oct 27, 2026
David ZhangHOST
This is particularly really recent in terms of one brand.
David ZhangHOST
It's called Huawei Aito.
David ZhangHOST
It's a joint venture of Huawei and a series group, which is basically like the actual car maker.
David ZhangHOST
But because Huawei slaps their name on the brand, people all blame Huawei for this because they're the most well-known brand, right? And this one happened again on October 24th.
Winston SterzelHOST
Okay.
Winston SterzelHOST
This is a Huawei Aito M7.
Winston SterzelHOST
Okay.
Winston SterzelHOST
It costs about 58,000 U.S. dollars.
Winston SterzelHOST
And then the car company Ito builds the rest of the car, the body and everything.
Winston SterzelHOST
So the dude posts, hey, my Huawei caught fire.
Winston SterzelHOST
My Huawei Aito M7 caught fire.
Winston SterzelHOST
And so they get the official report as to why it caught fire.
Stéphane LagresleHOST
The second thing is Chinese.
Stéphane LagresleHOST
And as you can see here, we have one of them, Zicur, but right there we have Denza, we have Aito.
Stéphane LagresleHOST
And what is really interesting is that they are the middle of everything.
Stéphane LagresleHOST
We have here Mercedes, we have Hyundai, we have Volvo, and there you have the Chinese brands.
Larry EvansGUEST
I think one thing that I saw or noticed at Paris, they have an AIDA there.
Larry EvansGUEST
I think that's how you say it, A-I-T-O.
Larry EvansGUEST
I thought, yeah.
Larry EvansGUEST
It's a series brand that's tied with Huawei in China.
Matthew TyeHOST
A specific model, or...?
Winston SterzelHOST
Well, you see Aito-
Matthew TyeHOST
Mm-hmm
Winston SterzelHOST
... is this brand, but Aito is in collaboration with Huawei.
Winston SterzelHOST
But you gotta understand that remember we showed the vans last week where the pedals break?
Matthew TyeHOST
Mm-hmm.
Winston SterzelHOST
The brake pedals just snap off?
Matthew TyeHOST
Yes.
Stephen WilmotCORRESPONDENT
One wrinkle is that a- at the show, we've also had quite a lot of Chinese luxury brands coming in, and of course, China has quite a different sense of what luxury is to Europe historically, much more about internal comforts, massage seats, big screens, cooling boxes, that kind of thing, rather than the kind of driving, handling quality that the German brands are traditionally known for.
Stephen WilmotCORRESPONDENT
Uh, I think that that market's is a bit wider open, where consumers are a bit less value-focused, a bit less clear the, the likes of Xiaopeng and Li Auto and Aito, which announced that it's coming to Europe, can make inroads there.
Luke VargasHOST
And yet, and, you know, at least in Britain, uh, the top-selling car is, is sort of going-
Stephen WilmotCORRESPONDENT
Yeah
James WardGUEST
We're seeing more and more brands, and in fact, uh, we've published a story again today.
James WardGUEST
Alex is over at the, um, uh, at the Paris Motor Show, and there's, uh, another brand called Aito, A-I-T-O, Aito, Aito.
James WardGUEST
Who knows? Um, it, it, it's, we, we're seeing just this continual influx of new brands, but for consumers it's what does it look like, what does it offer me, and how much does it cost? And I think the, the sheer volume of new brands has basically made them all pretty much irrelevant.
James WardGUEST
No one cares what the badge is.
James WardGUEST
We're seeing more and more brands, and in fact, uh, we've published a story again today.
James WardGUEST
Alex is over at the, um, uh, at the Paris Motor Show, and there's, uh, another brand called Aito, A-I-T-O, Aito, Aito, who knows? Um, uh, i- i- it's, we're, we're seeing just this continual influx of new brands, but for consumers it's what does it look like, what does it offer me and how much does it cost? And I think the, the sheer volume of new brands has basically made them all pretty much irrelevant.
James WardGUEST
No one cares what the badge is.
James WardGUEST
Everyone's looking at the cars.
Frankie HoCORRESPONDENT
The battle for Europe's car market is intensifying, with a record 20 Chinese brands set to descend on next week's Paris Motor Show.
Frankie HoCORRESPONDENT
That's twice as many as in 2024, with BYD and Chery joined by newcomers including Aito and Avata.
Frankie HoCORRESPONDENT
Chinese brands captured nearly 11% of Europe's car market in the second quarter, almost double their share a year earlier.
Frankie HoCORRESPONDENT
European carmakers are fighting back with a new generation of more affordable EVs as Chinese rivals push deeper into the region despite growing trade barriers.