The company's Asia-Pacific commercial director, Cameron Hume, said China's relaxed foreign exchange controls, increasing number of outbound Chinese travelers, and Shanghai's position as a global financial center are the major reasons to place the firm's regional headquarters in the city.
The company is also seeking contractors to renovate workshops in a passenger car production facility in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, for the same purpose.
The company said it would replace the defective door locks free of charge.
The company's financial report for the whole fiscal year 2016/17 showed sales of 2.4 billion Swiss francs, up by 15.3 percent in local currencies or 15.6 in Swiss francs. Asia Pacific contributed to 10 percent of the total, while China was second in the region after Australia.
The company said its services were now available in Singapore, Britain and Japan. Mobike has set up a company in Japan to oversee business there, Hu said.
The company highlighted its new technology solution called Schindler Ahead at the China International Import Expo earlier this month. It captures real-time data and uses big data analysis and artificial intelligence to predict maintenance needs.
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The company said last month it had been certified by global family physician organization WONCA for its AI healthcare system, which had accumulated 670 million consultation records. During the pandemic, the system made 1.11 billion consultation records, it said.
The company now has 85,000 patents in the world, with more than 90 percent invention patents. Last year, Huawei became the top applicant for patents at the European Patent Office, up from No 2 the previous year.
The company is launching 15 products from its Brain Blasterz range-including Oozing Brain Gum and Sour Powder Lolly Dippers- across major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The company is already popular in Zambia, where it has been operating since 2015. It hopes to replicate its success in Kenya and then the East African region.