BEIJING - Less than a week after Chinese electric car starter Nio announced its latest Tesla competitor, Huawei unveiled details of a vehicle with a specification it claims to outperform the Y model.

Chinese tech giant Huawei is best known for its telecommunications products and smartphones, saying it won't be making cars itself, but it's working with car makers on automotive technology like autonomous driving.

The first car to feature Huawei's HarmonyOS operating system will be the Aito M5, a car that runs on both electricity and fuel, Richard Yu, CEO and CEO of Huawei's consumer group said Thursday. .

Shipments are slated to begin around February 20 after Lunar New Year, said Yu, who is also CEO of Huawei's Intelligent Business Solutions Division.

Subsidized prices for the Aito M5 start at 250,000 yuan ($ 39,063), which is less than the Tesla Model Y, which starts at 280,752 yuan after subsidies.

On Saturday, Nio revealed that deliveries of its ET5 electric sedan will take place in September with a starting price of 328,000 yuan ($ 51,250) pre-subsidy. Nio's ET7 sedan, to be delivered in March, has a starting price of 448,000 yuan. .