{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"145960","rtpr_id":"nPnbzTFXla-20260917","ticker":"ECX","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["ECX"],"title":"ECARX Surpasses 12 Million Vehicles Globally, Marking New Milestone in Automotive Intelligence","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-17T08:00:02.432Z","article_body":"ECARX Surpasses 12 Million Vehicles Globally, Marking New Milestone in Automotive Intelligence\nPR Newswire\n\nLONDON, Sept. 17, 2026\n\nLONDON, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), a leading global\nautomotive intelligence business, today announced that its technologies have\nbeen deployed in more than 12 million vehicles worldwide, spanning 18 OEMs, 28\nbrands and 159 markets.\n\nThe milestone reflects the scale at which ECARX's automotive technologies are\nbeing adopted across global vehicle programs. Built on a comprehensive\nin-vehicle intelligence technology stack, ECARX provides OEMs with core\ntechnologies spanning intelligent cockpit, vehicle software and OS-level\nsolutions, centralized vehicle computing, and ADAS etc.\n\nECARX added more than 914,000 vehicle deployments in the first half of 2026.\nIts technologies support vehicle programs across brands including Geely,\nFAW-Hongqi, Lotus, Polestar, Volvo Cars, Renault and Volkswagen, spanning\nmultiple vehicle platforms and technology domains. Beyond intelligent cockpit\nsystems, ECARX has expanded into integrated computing and software platforms,\nenabling its technologies to support a broader range of vehicle functions.\n\nECARX is also expanding its software capabilities through its pending\nacquisition of Flyme Auto, an intelligent cockpit operating system that will\nbring proprietary end-to-end software capabilities into the business once the\ntransaction closes. Flyme Auto has continued to build momentum, recently being\nnominated to provide software for a leading international luxury brand in\nChina. From January through August 2026, Flyme Auto recorded more than 1.17\nmillion cumulative vehicle deployments across its customer base, bringing\ntotal cumulative deployments to 3.44 million vehicles.\n\nTogether, these deployments demonstrate the increasing breadth of ECARX's\ntechnology footprint as the industry moves toward AI-defined and increasingly\nintelligent vehicles.\n\n\"Reaching more than 12 million vehicles is an important milestone for ECARX,\"\nsaid Ziyu Shen, Founder and CEO of ECARX. \"Our growing footprint across OEMs,\nbrands and markets reflects the trust of our customers and our ability to\nscale technology across different vehicle platforms. As the industry moves\ntoward AI-defined vehicles, we will continue to bring together computing,\nsoftware and AI to help global automakers build the next generation of\nintelligent vehicles.\"\n\nAbout ECARX\n\nECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), headquartered in London, is a leading global automotive\nintelligence company. ECARX provides the intelligent brain that powers the\nnext generation of software-defined and AI defined vehicles. The company\ndelivers end-to-end, full-stack solutions spanning advanced system-on-chip\nhardware, high-performance central computing platforms, intelligent cockpit\ntechnology, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, cloud connectivity and\nphysical AI, alongside bespoke vehicle software and intelligent operating\nsystems.\n\nAs automakers transition to software-first and AI-first vehicle architectures,\nECARX empowers automakers to streamline integration, reduce systemic\ncomplexity and optimize long-term cost efficiency. ECARX's proven technology\nis deployed in around 12 million vehicles worldwide, and is currently\npartnered with 18 global automakers and 28 vehicle brands to shape the future\nof automotive intelligence.\n\nFounded in 2017 and listed on Nasdaq in 2022, ECARX operates from 15 major\ninternational locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia, with a global\nteam of over 1,400 employees.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ecarx-surpasses-12-million-vehicles-globally-marking-new-milestone-in-automotive-intelligence-302881631.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ecarx-surpasses-12-million-vehicles-globally-marking-new-milestone-in-automotive-intelligence-302881631.html)\n\nSOURCE ECARX\n\n\n\nInvestor Contacts: ir@ecarxgroup.com; Media Contacts: ecarx@christensencomms.com\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnbzTFXla-20260917","title":"ECARX Surpasses 12 Million Vehicles Globally, Marking New Milestone in Automotive Intelligence","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"ECX","created":"2026-09-17T08:00:02.432Z","tickers":["ECX"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"ECARX Surpasses 12 Million Vehicles Globally, Marking New Milestone in Automotive Intelligence\nPR Newswire\n\nLONDON, Sept. 17, 2026\n\nLONDON, Sept. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), a leading global\nautomotive intelligence business, today announced that its technologies have\nbeen deployed in more than 12 million vehicles worldwide, spanning 18 OEMs, 28\nbrands and 159 markets.\n\nThe milestone reflects the scale at which ECARX's automotive technologies are\nbeing adopted across global vehicle programs. Built on a comprehensive\nin-vehicle intelligence technology stack, ECARX provides OEMs with core\ntechnologies spanning intelligent cockpit, vehicle software and OS-level\nsolutions, centralized vehicle computing, and ADAS etc.\n\nECARX added more than 914,000 vehicle deployments in the first half of 2026.\nIts technologies support vehicle programs across brands including Geely,\nFAW-Hongqi, Lotus, Polestar, Volvo Cars, Renault and Volkswagen, spanning\nmultiple vehicle platforms and technology domains. Beyond intelligent cockpit\nsystems, ECARX has expanded into integrated computing and software platforms,\nenabling its technologies to support a broader range of vehicle functions.\n\nECARX is also expanding its software capabilities through its pending\nacquisition of Flyme Auto, an intelligent cockpit operating system that will\nbring proprietary end-to-end software capabilities into the business once the\ntransaction closes. Flyme Auto has continued to build momentum, recently being\nnominated to provide software for a leading international luxury brand in\nChina. From January through August 2026, Flyme Auto recorded more than 1.17\nmillion cumulative vehicle deployments across its customer base, bringing\ntotal cumulative deployments to 3.44 million vehicles.\n\nTogether, these deployments demonstrate the increasing breadth of ECARX's\ntechnology footprint as the industry moves toward AI-defined and increasingly\nintelligent vehicles.\n\n\"Reaching more than 12 million vehicles is an important milestone for ECARX,\"\nsaid Ziyu Shen, Founder and CEO of ECARX. \"Our growing footprint across OEMs,\nbrands and markets reflects the trust of our customers and our ability to\nscale technology across different vehicle platforms. As the industry moves\ntoward AI-defined vehicles, we will continue to bring together computing,\nsoftware and AI to help global automakers build the next generation of\nintelligent vehicles.\"\n\nAbout ECARX\n\nECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), headquartered in London, is a leading global automotive\nintelligence company. ECARX provides the intelligent brain that powers the\nnext generation of software-defined and AI defined vehicles. The company\ndelivers end-to-end, full-stack solutions spanning advanced system-on-chip\nhardware, high-performance central computing platforms, intelligent cockpit\ntechnology, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, cloud connectivity and\nphysical AI, alongside bespoke vehicle software and intelligent operating\nsystems.\n\nAs automakers transition to software-first and AI-first vehicle architectures,\nECARX empowers automakers to streamline integration, reduce systemic\ncomplexity and optimize long-term cost efficiency. ECARX's proven technology\nis deployed in around 12 million vehicles worldwide, and is currently\npartnered with 18 global automakers and 28 vehicle brands to shape the future\nof automotive intelligence.\n\nFounded in 2017 and listed on Nasdaq in 2022, ECARX operates from 15 major\ninternational locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia, with a global\nteam of over 1,400 employees.\n\nView original\ncontent:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ecarx-surpasses-12-million-vehicles-globally-marking-new-milestone-in-automotive-intelligence-302881631.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ecarx-surpasses-12-million-vehicles-globally-marking-new-milestone-in-automotive-intelligence-302881631.html)\n\nSOURCE ECARX\n\n\n\nInvestor Contacts: ir@ecarxgroup.com; Media Contacts: ecarx@christensencomms.com\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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