Fatal Car Crash Mars Huawei’s Efforts to Break Into Electric-Vehicle Market

A fatal car accident involving a Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. co-branded premium electric vehicle (EV) has tarnished the Chinese tech giant’s attempt to break into the auto market through partnerships with carmakers.

On April 26, an Aito M7 Plus — the result of a collaboration between Huawei and one of its auto partners, Shanghai-traded Seres Group Co. Ltd. (601127.SH) — rear-ended a water truck parked on a highway in Yuncheng, a city in North China’s Shanxi province, resulting in three deaths, including a two-year-old toddler who was in the car.