ECARX Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Full Flyme Software Business, Securing End-to-End OS Capabilities
- Full acquisition of Flyme Auto and Flyme OS secures a mature, production-proven software stack, strengthening proprietary software stack and end-to-end OS capabilities.
- Flyme Auto OS already deployed by ECARX in over two million vehicles to date.
Flyme Auto OS is already deployed by ECARX in over 2 million production vehicles across multiple OEM partners. Flyme OS is a mature mobile operating system built on more than 15 years of continuous R&D iteration and mass-market deployment experience. The platform has proven scalable commercial traction and mature industrialization capacity, with implementations spanning a broad ecosystem of devices including passenger vehicles, smartphones and smart wearables.
This definitive agreement represents a significant expansion of the preliminary acquisition plan announced in
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The global in-car intelligence market represents a massive, fast-growing total addressable market, as automakers migrate from simple smartphone mirroring solutions toward embedded native operating systems that offer deeper hardware integration and AI capabilities. The Flyme full-stack OS positions ECARX to capture a significantly larger share of this long-term growth opportunity by offering a proprietary, end-to-end software architecture.
The transaction is expected to be funded via a balanced mix of approximately 70% syndicated bank loans from Chinese commercial banks on market terms and with a 10-year maturity; and approximately 30% from internal sources including offset of certain existing loans to DreamSmart. Payment will follow a two-phase schedule: 30% of the consideration due within 30 days after signing, with the remaining 70% payable within 30 days after completion of equity transfer. After closing ECARX will support the Acquired Entity with a
"Securing the rights to the full Flyme software stack is a defining moment for ECARX's software-defined vehicle vision. This acquisition aligns our hardware and software roadmaps, and delivers a proprietary end-to-end operating system to sharpen our competitive positioning with global OEMs. Flyme's proven cross-device ecosystem and proven mass-production footprint will unlock substantial sustainable new revenue streams through software licensing, integration services and connected car ecosystem monetization."
Upon completion, ECARX will operate Flyme as an independent software division, preserving R&D continuity and ensuring seamless transition for existing customers. Existing operators of Flyme OS will continue to receive updates for the foreseeable future, with user data remaining in each individual operator's ownership. ECARX and the Flyme team will jointly advance integrated vehicle-to-mobile intelligent experiences while scaling cockpit software licensing to global automotive partners.
About ECARX Holdings
ECARX (Nasdaq: ECX), headquartered in
About Flyme OS
Flyme is a mature multi-branch operating system covering automotive, smartphones and smart wearables, forged from over 15 years of continuous R&D and global mass deployment. Created by Meizu, its lineup includes Flyme AI-OS for mobile, AR and wearable devices, alongside Flyme Auto, an automotive-grade cockpit OS powering over 2 million production vehicles globally. The platform delivers seamless cross-device interconnection, native in-car AI functionality and native compatibility with existing global mirroring solutions from Apple and Android.
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