Yesterday, Weimar Automobile verified that the Weimar EX5 that exploded was an operating vehicle and was not owned by an individual owner. However, the cause of the accident has to be investigated by relevant departments, and Weimar will also cooperate with relevant departments to release the investigation results as soon as possible.
Compared with Tucki and Weilai, Weimar's present situation has just improved. With the support of some big V platforms, Weimar sold 3,003 vehicles in June this year at 5438+ 10, but this new car-making army did not announce the delivery volume of that month, which is somewhat different from the common practice of pure tram models.
This year, from 1 to 10, the cumulative sales of Weimar vehicles reached 16889, which has exceeded the sum of last year. Since its first model EX5 was delivered in 20 18, the cumulative sales volume has reached 39,000 units. Therefore, this time Weimar EX5 spontaneously ignited, and I believe that many car owners are stunned.
Although the specific investigation results have not yet come out, and Weimar officials claim that this car is an operating vehicle, in fact, this is the fourth spontaneous combustion incident of Weimar EX5 since September this year, and there is another detail to pay attention to. Autoignition models are almost all new cars that have just entered the market.
If it's an old car, Weimar University can throw the pot at unreasonable use or the battery is aging, but these are new cars that have just been released recently, and the problems are worth pondering.
After the spontaneous combustion incident, some media pointed the finger at Weimar's battery supplier ZTE High Energy Co., Ltd., but ZTE High Energy immediately stood up and said that the spontaneous combustion incident of 10.27 had nothing to do with itself. Weimar has several battery suppliers. In the first three quarters of 2020, among the 1.5 million vehicles produced by Weimar, ZTE High Energy only accounted for 1.4%.
ZTE Gaoneng said that spontaneous combustion has nothing to do with its own battery, which means that the models with continuous spontaneous combustion come from different suppliers. Does that prove there is something wrong with the energy design of Weimar EX5?
On this issue, let's wait for Weimar officials to announce further follow-up results. However, Weimar has seven battery suppliers, including Contemporary Ampere Technology Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Gushen, Suzhou Yu Liang, Tianjin Li Shen, Suzhou Tafel, Rip Energy and ZTE High Energy. There are so many suppliers with monthly sales of 3000+, and the key standards are still uneven. The slogan of "guaranteeing quality" is really a false proposition.
However, regarding Weimar EX5, there are still many car owners complaining, including some big V bloggers who used to be their booth. The slot of this car mainly focuses on electronic configuration. Including air conditioning does not work, unlocking NFC card failed, remote control and ACC cruise system failed.
In fact, Weimar's questions are still somewhat surprising. After all, in most people's minds, Weimar has always been the image of building a car in a down-to-earth manner, rather than making a big mouth every day for financing like other new car-making forces. But recent events and user feedback really reminded Weimar not to give up quality control because of the gradual increase in sales.
Write it at the end
Weimar EX5 is the best-selling A-class compact pure electric SUV among the new car-making forces, and it is also the first new car-making force model with delivery exceeding 10,000 vehicles. The subsidized Weimar EX5 is priced at 14.68- 198800, which is not cheap among domestic similar models, but now it seems that there is still a gap between reliability and price.
At present, Weimar has recalled some Weimar EX5 products produced from June to September this year, because a supplier admitted that impurities were mixed in the battery during the production process, and the supplier has taken the initiative to file for bankruptcy. It is a good thing to be brave in taking responsibility, but we hope Weimar can cheer up as soon as possible and provide consumers with more reliable travel choices.
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