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Currently, Shanghai GM's Buick, Cadillac and
Chevrolet brands are available for sale on Alibaba's TMall.com
website, and the two companies said they would collaborate by
using Alibaba's big data analysis to serve ads to prospective
car buyers, offer loans and provide after-market services.
Alibaba, the world's biggest e-commerce company, unveiled this
week the creation of a new "smart living" division that would
link Internet-related services to various kinds of everyday
products, from televisions and home appliances to cars.
Almost 50 car brands and 10,000 dealerships have partnered with
Alibaba in China, the company said.
Last month, Chinese auto maker SAIC Motor Corp Ltd said it would
join forces with the e-commerce company to invest 1 billion yuan
($161 million) in a fund to develop Internet-connected cars.
(Reporting by Gerry Shih; Editing by Mark Potter)
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