Jidu Team

Xu Hua, formerly general manager of Lynk & Co's quality center, has joined Baidu's carmaking arm Jidu Auto, responsible for quality and supply chain operations, caijing.com.cn reported Wednesday.

Chinese tech giants jumping on the car-building bandwagon are grasping for talent, and they're setting their sights on people who once had experience working at China's leading car-making newcomers, including Nio.

Jidu Auto, the carmaking arm of Chinese search engine and AI giant Baidu, has hired former Cadillac executive Frank Wu to lead its design studio.