Amidst the internal competition of new energy vehicles, there are frequent rumors from various sources.
On February 23rd, according to media reports, a former employee of Xiaomi who was close to Lei Jun revealed, "Lei Jun is holding back a big trick. If the first batch of car owners who purchase Xiaomi cars do not have a Beijing license plate, they may give away the license plate."
In response, Xiaomi stated that it is completely untrue. Xiaomi's pricing, delivery, and sales policies are subject to official announcements. Please be informed. This is the third time since January this year that Xiaomi has refuted rumors related to Xiaomi Motors.
It is worth mentioning that another new car making force, representing Ideal Automobile, expressed "anger" towards employees privately accepting paid interviews from external securities firms. The two employees involved were punished by terminating their labor contracts, recovering all improper profits, and taking back stock options that were already owned and not owned.
Xiaomi's Response to Buying a Car and Giving a Beijing License Plate: False
On February 23rd, some media reported that a former employee of Xiaomi, who was close to Lei Jun, revealed, "Lei Jun is holding back a big trick. If the first batch of car owners who purchase Xiaomi cars do not have a Beijing license plate, they may give away the license plate."
Regarding this, officials from the Public Security and Traffic Management Bureau of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said, "License plates need to be drawn, and currently I have not received any notification that buying a Xiaomi car can give away license plates."
In fact, it is difficult to buy cars and get license plates in Beijing because many years ago, the Beijing Municipal Government strictly controlled and managed the license plate indicators for small cars in order to control traffic congestion and car exhaust emissions. The owner of a new car needs to obtain the license plate through a lottery or auction.
On February 23rd, a spokesperson for Xiaomi stated on their official WeChat account that it was completely untrue. Xiaomi's pricing, delivery, and sales policies are subject to official announcements. Please be informed.
A Chinese journalist from a securities firm noticed that this is the third time since the beginning of this year that Xiaomi has refuted rumors related to Xiaomi Motors.
In January of this year, it was reported that Xiaomi Motors would begin delivery in June. In response, Xiaomi stated that there have been numerous rumors about the delivery time of Xiaomi Motors recently. The relevant information is purely fabricated and completely untrue. However, Xiaomi has once again denied the images of the Xiaomi automotive industry chain on the internet.
Ideal Auto Angers Two Employees
In the field of car manufacturing, besides Xiaomi, which is busy debunking rumors, Ideal Automobile has dealt a heavy blow to some non compliant employees.
On February 23, the Legal and Intellectual Property Department of Ideal Automobile released a notice stating that from November 2022 to January 2024, two employees of Ideal Automobile, Wang and Fang, illegally accepted paid interviews from external securities firms without permission, despite having signed a confidentiality agreement and knowing their confidentiality obligations, resulting in the leakage of the company's trade secrets and causing serious consequences.
Ideal Automobile stated that after investigation, it was found that the above two individuals seriously violated the requirements of the "Ideal Automobile Confidentiality Management System" and have been punished according to the "Ideal Automobile Employee Handbook" by terminating their labor contracts, recovering all improper profits, and reclaiming both vested and non vested stock options.
It is worth mentioning that Li Xiang, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Ideal Automobile, conducted a review of the "poor sales" of Ideal Automobile in 2023 a few days ago, which also sparked industry discussions.
On February 20th, Li Xiang posted a review of the areas where Ideal Automobile did not do well in 2023: 1. Poor sales. Sales of 376000 vehicles, of which 400000 were sold to used car dealers. 2. NOA is particularly lackluster. Only recommended to Li Xiang, not to all car owners. 3. Unable to make certain brands of cars, a rear end truck with a speed of 180 hours can collide with Jupiter's orbit, leaving the driver unharmed. Summary completed. Correct your mistakes and make improvements in 2024.