MIIT and three other departments published a draft notice soliciting on Oct. 10
comments to tighten oversight of automotive product innovation design and R&D
testing/validation. Market participants see the move as a direct pushback
against rapidly developed "quick-built" cars. The notice follows public scrutiny
of a Zunjie V800 brake-pedal bracket fracture that has focused attention on the
safety of new-energy vehicles; an authoritative investigation is pending.
People's Daily stressed that a brake pedal must not fracture in operation.