Seres / 赛力斯
Seres / 赛力斯 appears in 城市就是这样21 | 十堰：一座因汽车而起、又不甘被汽车“抛下”的城市 as a source-scoped example of Shiyan / 十堰’s indirect connection to newer electric-vehicle companies. The episode says the guest noticed Seres signage near the Shiyan airport, then traced the company back through Dongfeng Xiaokang and Shiyan-related production.
The point is not that Seres is now a Shiyan-centered company. The source says its headquarters later moved to Chongqing, making it another example of how older industrial roots can remain in production footprints while corporate visibility and headquarters identity shift elsewhere.
No.215 华为不造车，鸿蒙智行到底是什么？ adds the 问界 branch. In that source, Seres is the first automaker willing to enter Huawei’s deep cooperation: Seres keeps qualification, factories, supply chain, manufacturing, and quality management, while Huawei supplies product definition, intelligent systems, launches, retail, and service. The episode treats the new M7 turnaround, M9 high-end validation, and Seres’s 2024 profitability as evidence that the partnership became commercially meaningful after early SF5 testing.
Connections
- Shiyan / 十堰 - source-described production and origin context.
- Dongfeng Motor / 东风汽车 - Dongfeng Xiaokang connection named by the episode.
- Automobile City Path Dependence - legacy industrial roots that can persist after headquarters identity moves.
- Commercial Vehicle Industrial Base and Commercial Vehicle Energy Transition - adjacent vehicle-production and new-energy transition context.
- AITO / 问界, Hongmeng Zhixing / 鸿蒙智行, Huawei Smart Selection Car Model / 华为智选车模式, Huawei No-Car Manufacturing Boundary / 华为不造车边界, and Shenzhen Yinwang / 深圳引望 - Huawei cooperation branch added by episode 215.