# Brake-pedal failure in luxury EV puts Chinese car quality under scrutiny

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- South China Morning Post, 2026-10-12 07:30 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3370548/brake-pedal-failures-luxury-ev-put-chinese-cars-quality-regulatory-spotlight?utm_source=rss_feed

> A safety defect found during testing of an electric vehicle from a Huawei-backed Chinese luxury brand has stirred doubts about domestic cars’ quality. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and three other ministry-level authorities have issued draft rules for testing new models, seeking tighter oversight of quality and reliability.