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Changan Automobile once again fell into the "spontaneous combustion" turmoil.
The protagonist of this time is Changan's hot-selling model Auchan X7.
On March 1, a number of networks** cited a paragraph purportedly from "China Quality Supervision". It shows that the engine hood of a white SUV is on fire, with Changan Auchan's 4S store in the background. **The accompanying text said: "On February 28, China's quality supervision news, it was reported on the Internet that an Auchan X7 that had not yet been licensed (official) in front of a 4S store in Jiangsu spontaneously combusted. Since I plan to buy the same model and am worried about the quality, I would like to consult whether there is a defect problem in this model of vehicle. On February 29, Changan Automobile's customer service replied to China's quality supervision that the relevant situation should be further verified. ”
At 10:35 a.m. on March 2, Changan Automobile responded through its official Weibo, claiming that the accident vehicle had a rear-end accident in Taoyuan County, Hunan Province on February 27, and the owner continued to drive without a security check, and on February 28, it occurred in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province.
Regarding the experience of the vehicle, there are many theories circulating on the Internet, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.
Zhengjingshe analysts found a **version with fewer editorial traces (did not find the original ** from the China Quality Supervision ** supervised by the State Administration for Market Regulation) and combined with relevant text reports, compared with the official statement of Changan Automobile, or found a lot of unclear places, hoping to further ask Changan Automobile three questions.
Clause.
1. What type of vehicle was the vehicle involved in the accident?
This question was not mentioned in Changan Automobile's response, but judging from the model in **, it is indeed the Auchan X7 that netizens said.
Changan Auchan X7 is a compact SUV officially launched by Changan Automobile in April 2019, and in the first half of 2023, it has achieved sales of more than 10,000 units for many consecutive months, and although the monthly sales are only about 5,000 units, it is still the main model of Changan Automobile and has a strong attraction to young people.
More than 900,000 old owners of Changan new energy vehicles and consumers who plan to buy Changan new energy vehicles have every reason to know exactly which vehicle the accident is.
In fact, it is not the first time that Changan new energy vehicles have been called "spontaneous combustion", and there have been 10 cases in the past 7 years.
On July 3, 2017, a Changan CS75 waiting to be licensed at the Jiangshan Vehicle Management Institute in Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province "spontaneously combusted".
On March 30, 2018, a CS55 "spontaneously combusted" in a Chang'an brand store in Changchun.
On March 10, 2019, the hood of a Changan Auchan CX70 in Guiji Town, Huainan City, Anhui Province**.
On October 17 of the same year, a Changan Auchan EV van was suddenly ** in the Pingfeng Campus of Zhejiang University of Technology, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
On October 23, 2020, a Changan Yidong EV "spontaneously combusted" in a street in Putian City, Fujian Province.
On November 17 of the same year, from the west to the east of the Jingping Expressway, a Changan Yidong EV electric vehicle "spontaneously combusted".
On March 14, 2023, a moving Changan Deep Blue SL03 drove to a highway in Shandong Province and "spontaneously combusted".
On the morning of April 14 of the same year, a Changan New Energy T3 Moon Gazing Vehicle "spontaneously combusted" at the head of the Huanghuayuan Bridge in Chongqing.
On July 18 of the same year, a Changan Benben EV "spontaneously combusted" on the streets of Beijing.
On July 27 of the same year, a Changan brand white new energy car (suspected to be Chang'an Benben EV) on Wannianquan Road, Licang District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, was on the street**.
Clause.
2. **The background of the spontaneous combustion of the vehicle is Changan Auchan 4S store, but Changan Automobile's response said that the incident occurred on the road in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province.
There are many versions of the vehicle ** circulating on the Internet, but there are three things in common: (1) the incident occurred near the Chang'an Auchan 4S store; (2) **The vehicle is a new car and has not yet been officially licensed; (3) The vehicle is spontaneously combusted.
Changan Automobile's response gave the following information: (1) the incident occurred on the way to the place of work; (2) there is no mention of whether it is a new car; (3) It was neither confirmed nor denied that it was spontaneous combustion, but only that the location of the ignition was located in the area damaged by the collision the day before.
The difference between the two expressions is very obvious: the former basically determines that the accident is caused by spontaneous combustion caused by the mass of the vehicle; The latter can be considered as just an ordinary traffic accident.
Clause.
3. If it is true that as Changan Automobile said in its response, the vehicle was rear-ended, not dealt with in time, and drove "with illness", which eventually led to **So did the active safety system in place play a role before the vehicle was rear-ended?
The 15 major active safety systems used to be the main selling point of Changan Auchan X7, such as the EBA brake assist system, which can judge the driver's braking intention through the frequency and force of the driver's brake pedal, and take the initiative to increase braking force for the vehicle to shorten the braking distance as much as possible. Another example is the ESC electronic stability control system, which can correct the steering of the vehicle in time according to the driver's intention, maintain the stability of the vehicle, and avoid accidental collisions caused by the loss of control of the vehicle.
Analysts from Zhengjingshe found that there is a precedent for the failure of Changan Automobile's active safety system. On February 29, a Changan UNI-K Zhidian IDD 2022 Blue Whale IDD 130km 1The owner of the 5T excellent type complained through the car quality network that he decided to buy the car because of its safety configuration, but in an accident in September 2023, the collision warning system failed to brake. On the evening of February 6, 2024, he drove to a collision near Exit A of Mengjiapu Metro Station in Wuhan City. Before the collision, the vehicle's forward collision warning system was in normal working condition, but the vehicle did not have any alarm prompts at the time of the accident, did not have emergency active braking, and did not record the prohibition**.
With the lessons learned, consumers have every reason to ask: Is the active safety system of the vehicle involved in the accident really working as it should?
The above three questions hope to be helpful for further investigation of this accident. [Produced by "Zhengjing Society"].
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