AITO to exit HarmonyOS Smart Cockpit and Huawei stores on Jan 1, 2027

The split matters less as a technology story than as a channel story: AITO is trading a shared cockpit and retail footprint for independent dealer alignment, which puts the burden of maintaining showroom traffic and brand identity squarely on AITO itself. Dealers now face a genuine portfolio choice, and how they split between AITO and the remaining HarmonyOS Smart Cockpit brands will shape local coverage and service reach. Whether the retained delivery centers prove sufficient to hold customer experience together is the open question.