{"id":1339,"date":"2025-12-30T22:20:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2025-12-30T22:23:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:23:37","slug":"byd-gwm-xpeng-win-defamation-rulings-apologies-and-damages-ordered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/byd-gwm-xpeng-win-defamation-rulings-apologies-and-damages-ordered\/","title":{"rendered":"BYD, GWM, XPeng hakaret kararlar\u0131n\u0131 kazand\u0131; \u00f6z\u00fcr ve tazminat karar\u0131 verildi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several Chinese automakers\u2014including <strong>BYD<\/strong>, <strong>Great Wall Motor (GWM)<\/strong>, and <strong>XPeng<\/strong>\u2014have recently cited court decisions requiring certain online content creators to <strong>delete allegedly defamatory posts<\/strong>, <strong>issue public apologies<\/strong>, and <strong>pay compensation<\/strong>. The reported awards range from <strong>RMB 100,000<\/strong> to <strong>RMB 2.0187 million<\/strong> (with some outlets estimating the largest award at about <strong>USD 280k\u2013285k<\/strong>, depending on exchange-rate assumptions). [Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2025\/12\/13\/byd-gwm-and-xpeng-win-defamation-cases-as-creators-fined-up-to-283000-usd\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CarNewsChina<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the reported rulings say (at a glance)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>BYD<\/strong>: A court found an account had posted insulting\/defamatory content over years, including <strong>repurposed fire footage<\/strong> unrelated to BYD vehicles; the decision upheld BYD\u2019s reputation-rights claim and resulted in <strong>RMB 2.0187 million<\/strong> in compensation plus deletion and apology requirements. [Source: Sina Finance] <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>GWM<\/strong>: A separate case(s) cited by GWM\u2019s legal updates described court-ordered <strong>content removal<\/strong>, <strong>a public apology (reported as 15 consecutive days in some coverage)<\/strong>, and <strong>RMB 200,000<\/strong> in damages for reputational harm. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>XPeng<\/strong>: A Guangzhou Internet Court decision (as reported by business media) ordered deletion of infringing content, a public apology, and <strong>RMB 100,000<\/strong> compensation related to allegedly unverified\/false claims about XPeng products and service handling. [Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/view.inews.qq.com\/a\/20250912A09JPS00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tencent \/ Daily Economic News<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Note: Currency conversions to USD vary by outlet and date; figures above are reported primarily in RMB, with USD estimates cited by media coverage. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BYD case: edited fire footage and multi-year defamatory content (reported)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Chinese financial media coverage summarizing a CCTV \u201crule-of-law\u201d segment and court outcomes, the online account referenced as <strong>\u201cLongzhu Jiche\u201d<\/strong> was found to have published content targeting BYD over an extended period, including <strong>edited fire-related footage<\/strong> used to imply BYD vehicles suffered \u201cspontaneous combustion\u201d incidents that were not supported by the footage\u2019s original context. The reporting states the <strong>second-instance ruling upheld the finding<\/strong> that the conduct infringed BYD\u2019s reputation rights and resulted in deletion + apology + <strong>RMB 2.0187 million<\/strong> compensation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GWM case: reputational harm beyond \u201croutine oversight\u201d (reported)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In a separate matter, reporting tied to GWM\u2019s legal communications states a court determined that repeated derogatory content went beyond normal consumer commentary or public oversight and constituted reputational infringement. The outcome described includes removing the relevant content, issuing a public apology, and paying <strong>RMB 200,000<\/strong> in damages (some reports also note enforcement steps if defendants did not comply voluntarily). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">XPeng case: court-ordered deletion, apology, and RMB 100,000 compensation (reported)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Business media reports say XPeng\u2019s legal team disclosed a judgment by the <strong>Guangzhou Internet Court<\/strong> in a network-infringement dispute involving accounts associated with a company. The published summary states the defendant(s) were ordered to delete infringing content, publish an apology statement across platforms, and compensate XPeng <strong>RMB 100,000<\/strong> (including reasonable rights-protection costs in some descriptions). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Separate enforcement: AI-generated \u201cfake video\u201d incident and administrative detention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese media also reported a separate enforcement action involving an <strong>AI-generated fabricated video<\/strong> that circulated online during the Guangzhou Auto Show period and was later confirmed by local police as fake. The individual responsible was reportedly placed under <strong>10 days of administrative detention<\/strong> for producing and spreading the content. [Source: CCTV News] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broader context: China\u2019s cyberspace regulator highlights \u201cautomotive online misconduct\u201d cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These cases were widely discussed alongside China\u2019s broader campaign targeting alleged online misconduct in the automotive sector. On <strong>December 11, 2025<\/strong>, the <strong>Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)<\/strong> published a <strong>second batch of typical cases<\/strong> in its auto-industry cleanup effort, focusing on issues such as <strong>malicious defamation<\/strong>, <strong>spreading false information<\/strong>, and <strong>fabricated evaluations<\/strong>. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cac.gov.cn\/2025-12\/11\/c_1767128004806559.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: CAC<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CarNewsChina. (2025, December 13). <em>BYD, GWM, and XPeng win defamation cases as creators fined up to 283,000 USD.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/carnewschina.com\/2025\/12\/13\/byd-gwm-and-xpeng-win-defamation-cases-as-creators-fined-up-to-283000-usd\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citation:10\u2021CarNewsChina.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sina Finance. (2025, December 12). <em>\u56e0\u4fae\u8fb1\u8bcb\u6bc1\u9020\u8c23\u6bd4\u4e9a\u8fea\u5224\u8d54201.87\u4e07\uff01\u201c\u9f99\u732a-\u96c6\u8f66\u201d\u88ab\u592e\u89c6\u70b9\u540d.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.sina.com.cn\/tech\/discovery\/2025-12-12\/doc-inhapwfa6911610.shtml?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citation:11\u2021\u65b0\u6d6a\u8d22\u7ecf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sina Finance. (2025, August 15). <em>\u957f\u57ce\u6c7d\u8f66\u516c\u5e03\u7f51\u7edc\u4fb5\u6743\u6848\u4ef6\u7ed3\u679c\uff1a\u201c\u5927\u773c\u54e5\u8bf4\u8f66\u201d\u957f\u671f\u8d2c\u635f\u2026\u6cd5\u9662\u5224\u8d5420\u4e07.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.sina.com.cn\/jjxw\/2025-08-15\/doc-infkzste1564688.shtml?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oai_citation:12\u2021\u65b0\u6d6a\u8d22\u7ecf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tencent \/ Daily Economic News. (2025, September 12). <em>\u5e7f\u5dde\u4e92\u8054\u7f51\u6cd5\u9662\u5224\u4ee4\uff1a\u5220\u9664\u4fb5\u6743\u5185\u5bb9\u3001\u516c\u5f00\u81f4\u6b49\u5e76\u8d54\u507f10\u4e07\u5143\uff08\u5c0f\u9e4f\u76f8\u5173\u6848\u4ef6\u62a5\u9053\uff09.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/view.inews.qq.com\/a\/20250912A09JPS00?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citation:13\u2021\u817e\u8baf\u7f51<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CCTV News. (2025, December 11). <em>\u7537\u5b50\u7528AI\u751f\u6210\u201c\u8f66\u5c55\u865a\u5047\u4f4e\u4fd7\u89c6\u9891\u201d\u88ab\u884c\u653f\u62d8\u755910\u65e5.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cctv.com\/2025\/12\/11\/ARTIXoVUW94aJ0H7bh4lgaRu251211.shtml?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citation:14\u2021\u592e\u89c6\u65b0\u95fb<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). (2025, December 11). <em>\u6c7d\u8f66\u884c\u4e1a\u7f51\u7edc\u4e71\u8c61\u4e13\u9879\u6574\u6cbb\u884c\u52a8\u516c\u5f00\u66dd\u5149\u7b2c\u4e8c\u6279\u5178\u578b\u6848\u4f8b.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cac.gov.cn\/2025-12\/11\/c_1767128004806559.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">citation:15\u2021\u56fd\u5bb6\u5e02\u573a\u76d1\u7763\u7ba1\u7406\u603b\u5c40<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Chinese automakers\u2014including BYD, Great Wall Motor (GWM), and XPeng\u2014have recently cited court decisions requiring certain online content creators to delete allegedly defamatory posts, issue public apologies, and pay compensation. The reported awards range from RMB 100,000 to RMB 2.0187 million (with some outlets estimating the largest award at about USD 280k\u2013285k, depending on exchange-rate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ev-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1339"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1342,"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1339\/revisions\/1342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bydcarchina.com\/tr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}