Credit: BMWThe collaboration will allow BMW to offer Chinese customers “a very unique automated driving experience,” Mihiar Ayoubi, a senior vice president at BMW Group, said in an announcement. On Tuesday, Mercedes-Benz China said (in Chinese) its locally built, all-electric CLA will go on sale this fall. BMW’s first Neue Klasse electric vehicle model, the iX3 Long-Wheelbase, will hit the market in China in 2026. BMW has also partnered with Huawei, with its Neue Klasse EVs to be the first models sporting Huawei apps through HiCar, a smartphone mirroring system built on the tech giant’s Android replacement HarmonyOS. READ MORE: ​​China’s Momenta touts assisted driving deals with Toyota, GM, and more, eyes global expansion