Author丨Zheng Zhiwen.
Editor丨Zhang Mingyan.
The "life and death limit" of Gaohe Automobile in the last three months was approaching step by step, but Jia Yueting suddenly encountered Jia Yueting in the valley.
On March 5, Beijing time, Faraday Future (hereinafter referred to as "Faraday Future") announced that FF and its Chinese subsidiaries filed a lawsuit with the Intermediate People's Court of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, on the grounds of infringement of trade secrets and unfair competitionDing Lei, former executive of FF and founder of Human Horizons (together with other affiliated companies, hereinafter referred to as"Human Horizons") to file a lawsuit
FF requested the court to order compensation for the corresponding damages, and further, the statement saidDemand that Human Horizons immediately cease and desist from infringing on trade secrets related to FF 91, including but not limited to stopping (i) the use of the trade secrets, (ii) the design, development, production and sale of the allegedly infringing products using the trade secrets, (iii) the sale of the allegedly infringing products or the use of the offending trade secrets to provide after-sales service for the allegedly infringing products, and immediately cease the alleged acts of unfair competition.
Subsequently, FF founder Jia Yueting posted on Weibo that after a long period of investigation, evidence collection and preparation, FF officially settled Ding Lei and Gao HeThe car is suspected of theft and infringement of FF's intellectual property rights, technical data and trade secretsEven criminal acts are prosecuted
Jia Yueting said on Weibo that Ding Lei has been in office for nearly two years, with an income of up to 30 million yuan, learning FF's new AI, Internet car manufacturing concepts and knowledge, but taking advantage of his position, has been planning and implementing the theft of FF's intellectual property rights, technical data and trade secrets, after leaving the company, he and Gaohe Automobile continued to implement the above acts, and was able to launch plagiarized products in a very short time within the R&D delivery cycle far below the industry rules. Ding Lei and Gao He's suspected illegal and even criminal behaviorIt not only brought huge economic losses to FF, but also a shame for the industry, seriously undermined the industry's innovation power and distorted the industry's values
For a long time, Ding Lei and Gaohe have misled **, users and investors through false disclosure and false communication, and at the same time constantly smeared FF, causing significant damage to FF's reputation. We request the court to order Ding Lei, Human Horizons and Gaohe Automobile to compensate FF for huge commercial losses, immediately stop using the trade secrets involved in the case, stop the production and sale of the allegedly infringing products, and immediately cease the alleged acts of unfair competition. We are also preparing to take further legal action around the world, including in the United States, to thoroughly defend the rights and interests of FF and investors, as well as healthy industry rules. Jia Yueting said.
According to public information, Ding Lei left SAIC and entered the official career, and his return to the automotive industry during the rising period was to take over the olive branch thrown by Jia Yueting. In July 2015, Ding Lei joined LeEco Auto as co-founder, global vice chairman, and CEO of China and Asia Pacific of LeEco Super Auto. But in less than two years, in March 2017, Ding Lei resigned from LETV on the grounds of personal health, and a few months later Jia Yueting fled to the United States. At the time of the global launch of HiPhi X, the first HiPhi X was impressive, and at the same time, there were voices questioning its many similarities with FF91 in terms of design.
Therefore, Jia Yueting called Gao He's act of bringing Gao He to court"Expose Ghost Li and uphold justice".。But why did he choose to expose Gao He when he was dying rather than the peak, some industry insiders analyzed that Jia Yueting was difficult to protect himself in the early stage, coupled with Ding Lei's connections in the political and business circles and Gao He's government-enterprise relationship, more things are better than less, and one more enemy is better than one less enemy. According to FF data, in 2023, FF will complete 10 FF 91 20 Delivery of Futurist Alliance, Jia Yueting has only delivered 10 cars in 9 years, and mass production is still facing great difficulties, which means that FF still needs a large amount of capital injection.
However, there are also voices that say,Jia Yueting's move is likely to stir up Huang Gaohe's "self-help action", making it difficult for him to turn over from a major lawsuit, or to protect the FF patent, or to avenge the gentleman.
However, in response to the above accusations, Gaohe Automobile and Ding Lei immediately issued two clarification statements on their official Weibo, the first of which stated that "the company and Ding Lei did not have any plagiarism and infringement of FF company's trade secrets and intellectual property rights, nor did they have unfair competition; The company's mass-produced Gaohe X Z Y series models are all independently developed and jointly developed with first-class business partners, with independent intellectual property rights; The company has been established for 6 years, and the company and Ding Lei have never received a lawsuit from FF Company before. The company said it would protect the rights and reputation of the company and its founders through legal means. ”
In the second statement, Ding Lei also rarely went out to refute the rumors in person, he expressed his shock and anger, and responded to Jia Yueting's accusations one by one. Ding Lei said that during his tenure at LeTV and after his departure, there has never been any infringement of trade secrets and intellectual property rights of LeTV and FF; All high-tech models are built from scratch by Human Horizons; Human Horizons, Gaohe Automobile and himself have never made any acts to denigrate FF Company, other industry friends and Jia Yueting to **, investors and users; Jia Yueting disregarded the facts, maliciously slandered, deliberately smeared, slandered and attacked, and he and Human Horizons Gaohe Automobile will file a lawsuit related to Jia Yueting's infringement of the right to reputation with the court.
Start of 2024,Gaohe Automobile "lived in the ICU", officially stopped work and production, owed wages and dismissed employees in various ways, and now Gaohe Automobile is in the most difficult time。A few days ago, it was rumored on the Internet that Changan Automobile would acquire Gaohe Automobile, and there was an outflow of Changan Chairman Zhu Huarong and Ding Lei in the same frame, but soon Zhu Huarong said to **: "I am talking, and it is still far from 'proper'." The next day, Changan Automobile refuted rumors on the interactive platform that recently, Changan Automobile paid attention to network information such as "Changan Automobile acquired 51% of Gaohe shares" and "Changan will take over Gaohe Automobile", and the above information was false. On February 27, 2024, Ding Lei, Founder and CEO of Gaohe Automobile, visited the Global R&D Center of Changan Automobile and exchanged views with the management team of Changan Automobile on the development of the new energy vehicle industry, technical cooperation and capital operation of intelligent networked vehicles.
Jia Yueting and FF's accusations are tantamount to a fatal blow to Ding Lei, who is running around to save Gao He at the moment, and Gao He, who is dying and struggling, and how to follow up, the 21st Century Business Herald will continue to pay attention.
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Editor: Liu Xueying, intern: Liao Jiayi.
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