A live video uploaded by the owner showed that the Geely team communicated with the owner in the middle of the night and answered the doubts of the owners. Geely promised to undertake the lifelong warranty, after-sales service, car software update and integral rights and interests of the company. As for the follow-up questions of smart driving and other versions, Geely said that it will negotiate with Baidu and keep a special team as much as possible.
The collapse of the ultra-Vietnamese car has caused many car owners to panic. Some car owners hung almost brand-new models on the second-hand platform. These vehicles only picked up their cars at the end of September, with a mileage of less than 5,000 kilometers, but the intended price was only 140,000 yuan, far lower than the original price of 249,900 yuan. Considering that Geely will bear all the rights and interests, such a price seems to be attractive.
Han Lu, a well-known car blogger, also shared his experience. He bought a car for 230 thousand yuan last month, but when he asked the used car dealer, he was rejected. The only vendor who is willing to buy is only 20,000 yuan. Han Lu said helplessly that he would consider disassembling the vehicle and selling the parts to the owner as spare parts.
Hanlu’s experience is not a case, and many extreme car owners are facing the same dilemma. With the continuous fermentation of the extreme Vietnam incident, the market’s confidence in this car has dropped sharply, and the price of used cars has also plummeted.
At the same time, the employees of the company are also facing difficulties. Recently, Chaoyue Automobile encountered a business crisis, and employees demanded that the company pay social security, medical insurance and provident fund in full, pay wages and leave compensation. There are also car owners and suppliers who rushed to the headquarters of Extreme Vietnam to negotiate with CEO Xia Yiping.
In response to this series of problems, Baidu and Geely recently issued a joint statement. According to the statement, Jidu Automobile Co., Ltd. is a new force start-up company jointly invested by Geely Holding and Baidu Holding. The ultra-yue automobile products are manufactured by Geely Factory and operated exclusively by Jidu. Due to the great changes in the industry competition pattern, the established business plan can not be implemented, and the company has encountered operational challenges. As shareholders, the two parties will actively assist the management of Jiji to properly handle related matters, including solving the problems of employee social security payment and compensation for employees who have left, and maintaining the normal use, after-sales and maintenance of users’ vehicles.
Despite the news of the resumption of work recently, according to Xia Yiping’s response, at present, the first-line stores have not resumed work, and the employees are informed to go back to work only to ensure the minimum operating requirements and keep a certain number of sales staff in the stores.
The future of Jiyue Automobile is still full of uncertainty, but the joint statement of Baidu and Geely has brought a glimmer of hope to the owners and employees. The two sides indicated that they would continue to make efforts to properly handle relevant matters in order to safeguard the rights and interests of all parties.