Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Atenza parking-brake defect recall and FAW executive corruption
In 2017 FAW Car recalled 80,235 domestically built Atenza vehicles because poor sealing of the parking brake caliper dust boot could cause brake failure and the car to roll; in 2015 FAW Group chairman Xu Jianyi was expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office and transferred to judicial authorities on suspicion of bribery. Recall repairs; Xu Jianyi was sentenced.