On May 12, 's legal department announced via its official Weibo account that the company has received first-instance court rulings in several recent lawsuits against individual social media accounts for infringement. The accounts "Xiao Bai Shuo Qi Che" (Little White Talks Cars), "Wen Long Bi Ji" (Wen Long's Notes), "Sheng Han Xue," and "Gao Shou Lu Tai Wan" (Expert's Road Too Bumpy) had published insulting and defamatory statements regarding 's automotive business on various social platforms. has won all four of these first-instance internet infringement cases. The courts legally determined that the statements constituted an infringement of reputation rights and ordered the defendants to publicly apologize and pay compensation for economic losses.
Regarding vehicle owner rights protection, 's legal department reported that it was recently alerted to an incident where a vehicle owner encountered a deliberate dangerous maneuver on the road. The legal team immediately contacted local public security authorities to facilitate the case's progress. Ultimately, the public security bureau imposed an administrative detention penalty on the responsible party. 's legal department stated that the internet is not a lawless space, and offline actions must also comply with the law, as both speech and behavior have boundaries. They earnestly request all sectors of society to respect facts, act rationally, and jointly foster a safe, orderly, and mutually respectful environment.
's legal department has previously disclosed multiple internet infringement cases and vehicle owner rights protection examples. In February of this year, the department posted that it had received a first-instance court judgment in a lawsuit against the social media account "AutoReport汽车产经" (AutoReport Auto Industry). The court found that the defendant used the aforementioned account to disseminate content on multiple online platforms that lacked factual verification, misattributed information ("putting Zhang's hat on Li's head"), and contained clearly derogatory remarks, thereby infringing upon 's reputation rights and damaging the brand's reputation. The court ordered the defendant to delete the infringing content, issue a public apology, and compensate with 5 million yuan.
In terms of owner rights protection, on September 26, 2025, initiated a special assistance program to collect information from vehicle owners who had suffered online attacks. By April 3 of this year, the company reported that 20,513 individuals had participated, with 2,352 providing relevant evidential information. Assistance has been successfully provided to 66 owners in filing cases with the courts, and related rights protection work continues to advance.
's legal department emphasized that malicious infringements targeting the brand and its users have occurred over an extended period. Such actions not only harm the legitimate rights and interests of users but also disrupt a healthy and orderly social environment. The department maintains a consistent "zero-tolerance" stance, resolutely cooperates with relevant authorities' policies, advances rights protection work in accordance with laws and regulations, and strictly combats all forms of infringement.
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