# Maextro V800 ‘brake-gate’: From product safety dispute to ‘anti-China’ debate

https://mins.news/en/item/105672

- BBC Chinese, 2026-10-19 03:22 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cmje5y4254qdo/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A brake pedal broke during a test of the Maextro V800, prompting debate that grew from product safety and claims of a hastily developed car to comparisons of Chinese and US auto technology and the image of national brands. Economic Daily accused Dongchedi of conflicts of interest in its testing and said the incident should not be used to label the model a “quick-build car” or disparage China’s new-energy vehicle industry. Many online users continued to question why the test breakage was not explained by the inspection report.

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