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Controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2023

    WM Motor enters bankruptcy reorganization proceedings

    The Shanghai No. 3 Intermediate People's Court accepted the bankruptcy reorganization of WM Motor Technology Group on December 29, 2023; in 2024, it included three other affiliated companies in a substantive consolidated reorganization. The administrator's announcement stated that the court approved the reorganization plans of the four companies on April 3, 2025, and terminated the reorganization proceedings, with debt repayment to be advanced afterward. Progress: the bankruptcy reorganization plan has been approved by the court. Entities involved: WM Motor Technology Group Co., Ltd. and three other companies.

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  2. 2023

    Unpaid wages and production halt; founder rumored to have "fled"; company enters pre-reorganization

    WM Motor stopped paying salaries and social insurance from May 2023; more than 800 employees had unpaid wages for over four months, and after-sales service for about 100,000 car owners was affected; founder Shen Hui was rumored to have "fled" overseas, which the company denied. The Qingpu District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau ordered the payment of about 13.39 million yuan in wages owed to 248 employees; in October 2023, a court accepted pre-reorganization.

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  3. 2020

    WM Motor recalls 1,282 electric vehicles over battery-cell safety risk

    Recall announced

    WM Motor announced a recall of 1,282 vehicles produced from June 8 to September 23, 2020, after impurities introduced during battery-cell production could cause short circuits and fire risk. The company said authorized dealers would replace the affected battery packs free of charge.

    Stated objective. 消除安全隐患

    Company response

    • Recall — 威马汽车制造温州有限公司

      威马汽车制造温州有限公司将通过授权经销商，为召回范围内的车辆免费更换其他供应商提供电芯的动力电池包，以消除安全隐患。

    • Recall — 威马汽车

      威马汽车宣布主动召回装备同一批次电芯的动力电池的2020款威尔马斯特电动汽车，并为这一批电动汽车的车主免费更换动力电池。

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    • 10月28日，威马汽车根据《缺陷汽车产品召回管理条例》和《缺陷汽车产品召回管理条例实施办法》的要求，向国家国家市场监督管理总局备案了召回计划，决定自2020年10月28日起，召回2020年6月8日至2020年9月23日生产的，装备了电芯型号为ZNP3914895A-75A的动力电池的部分2020款威马汽车，共计1282辆。
    • 在连续起火事故后，威马汽车宣布主动召回装备同一批次电芯的动力电池的2020款威尔马斯特电动汽车。
    • 公司承诺，上述车辆召回期间，针对用户日常出行受到的影响，威马将提供合理的补偿方案。
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