Chery executives call Geely's new car "a piece of junk", Chery: Stop all work involving the officials concerned.

On the afternoon of May 12th, it was reported that Yao Fei, deputy general manager of Chery Automobile Marketing Company, criticized the new Geely Galaxy Shine 8 on social media. Some netizens noticed that when Yao Fei commented on the Geely Galaxy Shine 8 in the Douyin "A9 Founder Edition Car Owners Group", he used adjectives such as "bad car", "crowded second row", "bad sound system", triggering complaints from netizens and owners of the Geely Galaxy Shine 8. Sina Technology found that his Douyin account "Yao Yuanfang" has now been set to private. In response to this online rumor, Yang Xueliang, senior vice president of Geely Holding Group, said, "We have communicated with Chery senior management regarding the controversy caused by the remarks of individual employees. Chery has shown a sense of integrity and responsibility, and this matter has been properly handled and come to an end. Let us unite and look forward, jointly promote Chinese automobile brands to grow stronger and enter the world!" In addition, Li Xueyong, general manager of the Chery Marketing Company and general manager of JETOUR Automobile, disclosed detailed results, "These remarks are very inappropriate and are also expressly prohibited by Chery. We take this matter very seriously and have immediately taken strict measures against the responsible individuals, suspending all of their work."