Apple Is Being Overtaken by Chinese Smartphone Rivals—in Cars

After a decade, Apple nonetheless hasn’t launched an Apple automobile. Some of its greatest smartphone rivals in China are shifting sooner.

Huawei and Xiaomi, whose telephones battle the iPhone for supremacy in China, each launched new vehicles this week with superior digital options. The firms’ objective is to maintain their cellphone clients engaged in high-tech automobiles and seize turf earlier than Apple’s doable entry into the fray.