Chinese Authorities Launch Joint Investigation into Brake Defect Allegations in 200 Million-Won Huawei Electric Vehicle

Chinese authorities have launched an investigation into recent allegations of brake defects involving Huawei's premium electric vehicle, the Maextro V800.

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency and Reuters, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has initiated an investigation into the issue of broken brake pedal brackets on the Maextro V800, a luxury electric vehicle brand jointly developed by Huawei and JAC Motors.

The controversy erupted after Dongchedi, a Chinese automotive performance testing platform, conducted a test in which three Maextro V800 vehicles were driven at 100 km/h and brought to a stop by slamming on the brake pedals, and footage showing the brake pedal brackets breaking in all three vehicles was released.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that it has formed a joint investigation team with the Cyberspace Administration of China and the State Administration for Market Regulation, and stated that the findings will be released in due course.

The Maextro V800, a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) commonly referred to as a minivan, is a luxury model launched in August, with selling prices ranging from 760,000 yuan (approx. 150 million won) to 1.01 million yuan (approx. 200 million won).

Online criticism immediately arose, with comments such as, "Did they use low-cost parts to cut costs on a 1-million-yuan car?"

Maextro stated via its social media account that it will actively cooperate with the investigation, protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and do its utmost to support the sound development of the electric vehicle industry.

However, a voluntary corrective recall has not yet been implemented.
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