Fake Xiaomi SU7 crash test draws a 20-month sentence — the judgment itself is not public
TL;DR
Media-reviewed judgment reports 20 months and RMB100K for an SU7 blogger; no public ruling or appeal status.
A blogger identified as Gao received a first-instance sentence of 20 months in prison and a RMB100,000 fine for damaging the commercial reputation of Xiaomi's SU7. Phoenix Tech, IT Home and 21财经 reported on July 17 from a judgment reviewed by media. No full court judgment is publicly available for verification, and no appeal status has been published.
The case concerns an August 2024 crash-test video comparing a Xiaomi SU7 with another car. It quickly exceeded 3 million views and claimed the SU7 lost all power after impact, its eCall failed, its doors could not be opened and its center display went black. A damaged auxiliary battery was described as crash damage.
The reports say the judgment found that the team concealed the auxiliary battery power cable's manual disconnection before impact and used close-ups of a battery damaged by a forklift. Gao apologized in August 2024. Xiaomi reported the matter to police that November and said in 2025 that the blogger and accomplices had been detained.
The 20 months and RMB100,000 come from media review of the judgment and Xiaomi's legal-department account, not a primary court document available online. The case is not a safety regulator's defect finding against the SU7, and reports give no calculation of lost Xiaomi revenue. Public material confirms a first-instance result, not that the judgment is effective after appeal.
via Phoenix Tech / IT Home / 21财经 / Lianhe Zaobao
The case concerns an August 2024 crash-test video comparing a Xiaomi SU7 with another car. It quickly exceeded 3 million views and claimed the SU7 lost all power after impact, its eCall failed, its doors could not be opened and its center display went black. A damaged auxiliary battery was described as crash damage.
The reports say the judgment found that the team concealed the auxiliary battery power cable's manual disconnection before impact and used close-ups of a battery damaged by a forklift. Gao apologized in August 2024. Xiaomi reported the matter to police that November and said in 2025 that the blogger and accomplices had been detained.
The 20 months and RMB100,000 come from media review of the judgment and Xiaomi's legal-department account, not a primary court document available online. The case is not a safety regulator's defect finding against the SU7, and reports give no calculation of lost Xiaomi revenue. Public material confirms a first-instance result, not that the judgment is effective after appeal.
via Phoenix Tech / IT Home / 21财经 / Lianhe Zaobao
