First drive: IM6 brings MG’s tech joint venture to NZ roads
The IM6 is not the first electric SUV to reach New Zealand this year. It enters a market where buyers are far from short of options. And while it is here from MG, technically it is not. It is an IM, a new premium division created through a joint venture between SAIC and Chinese tech giant Alibaba. SAIC provides the hardware and manufacturing depth. Alibaba contributes the software, cloud systems and digital backbone that define much of the IM6’s character. The partnership is reinforced by autonomous technology specialists Pony and Momenta, whose perception and...
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