China Recalling Over A Third Of All Xiaomi SU7s After Deadly Crash | Carscoops
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In March, an SU7 slammed into a concrete barrier while approaching a construction zone

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/42985107

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  • Chinese regulators flagged flaws in the SU7’s driver-assistance system.
  • Affected vehicles were manufactured from February 2024 to August 2025.
  • Xiaomi says that the issue will be fixed via an over-the-air software update.
  • HotznplotznOPEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I am not so sure whether China is doing something about it. There are multiple reports that Tesla enjoys a somewhat special legal status in China, for example:

    A Chinese woman’s parents were injured in a Tesla crash in China’s Henan province. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages

    … [A] Chinese government database of court filings published online found 81 civil judgments in which car owners sued Tesla over safety and quality issues or contract disputes. Car owners won in only nine of those cases … While some auto industry experts in China say it’s generally difficult for customers to win cases against car companies, others say it’s remarkable for a foreign company to enjoy such success in Chinese courts. “For Tesla to win that percentage of the time is an anomaly,” said Bill Russo, founder of Automobility Ltd., an advisory firm based in Shanghai, who also used to be regional head of Chrysler in northeast Asia. “The odds are stacked against you. It’s like going to the casino and winning every hand." …

    Tesla’s commercial and political success in China has hinged on the support of a powerful patron: Li Qiang, the former party boss of Shanghai who is now China’s premier, second in rank only to President Xi Jinping. It was under his watch, in 2019, that Tesla built its first overseas factory on the outskirts of China’s financial capital …

    Two Chinese journalists based in Shanghai told AP there is an unwritten rule to avoid critical coverage of Tesla. Both spoke on condition of anonymity, fearing retaliation.

    “We were told by our editor that we should not write negatively about Tesla because it is a key company that was introduced and protected by the Shanghai government,” a tech reporter told AP.

    Those who have strayed have found themselves in court. Musk’s company sued media outlets PingWest and ifeng.com over negative coverage. It was unhappy about PingWest’s report that claimed Tesla’s Shanghai factory was a “sweatshop.” The news website ifeng.com drew Tesla’s ire over a story that explored the tribulations of car owners who fought Tesla. PingWest had to apologize and pay Tesla 100,000 yuan ($13,700). AP could not determine the outcome of the case against ifeng.com …

    The whole story makes an interesting read.