In today's industry, the Smartphone has become a bottleneck, not with a sense of science and technology, gradually reduced to household appliances with the same everyday, like Apple, Google and other technology giants have begun aiming to look more "future" area, Internet Auto is one of them. After Apple and Google have set foot in the automotive sector, rival Samsung and Apple in the mobile phone industry also according to bear.
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According to foreign media reports, Samsung will be spending huge sums to buy a Chinese car manufacturer BYD plans to issue new shares, purchased a total of 4%, up to 500 billion won of funds, equivalent to nearly 3 billion. It is reported that the Samsung investment mainly for electric vehicles with BYD to establish strategic cooperative relations.
The industry believes that Samsung's investment in BYD, is Apple's influence to a certain extent. Apple plans to build cars started rumors as early as a few years ago, at the beginning of this month, foreign media also broke out:
Apple plans to release in 2019 the first electric car, the car will be equipped with solar panels and Apple's own automatic driving system, on a single charge for 400-500.
The authenticity of this message has not yet been confirmed, but in the last six months, Tesla, CNCMachine a number of senior staff have joined Apple was genuine and that, in addition, Apple also from Ford, Toyota and other traditional motors, as well as several battery companies hired hundreds of employees, which also support Apple's foray into the automotive sector is already certain things. Except they are developed outside the car, in May of this year, Apple drops are a strategic investment of up to $ 1 billion, involved in automotive hardware "smart transportation", "car-sharing" field. Givenchy iPhone cover
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At Apple after a series of actions, with the Smartphone's industry leading enterprise, Samsung may have seen the car business for the company's future development of strategic importance, so I began to search for the car manufacturers to conduct strategic cooperation. As China's leading electric car maker BYD electric cars already have many achievements, Qin and Tang dynasties, such as variety of BYD electric-car sales are very good, according to the statistics, in 2015, BYD sold more than 60,000 of the electric car, more than Tesla. So, for Samsung, BYD is a suitable partner. iPhone 5 case Givenchy
Traders said shares success, does not exceed 5% Samsung holding, so Samsung for overall management of the company will not have an impact, but Samsung's future cars may play an important role in the development of the area.