MIIT and three other departments on Oct. 10 published a draft notice soliciting 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 br

MIIT and three other departments on Oct. 10 published a draft notice soliciting 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.