Xu Jieyun Confirms User Who Mistook Accelerator During Xiaomi Pengcheng Test Drive Has Placed Order

On September 8, a customer test-driving the Xiaomi Pengcheng vehicle mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake while yielding to a vehicle ahead at an intersection turn, causing the car to veer off the lane. No one was injured during the incident. On September 9, Xiaomi’s official fact-checking account posted a statement clarifying the situation. On September 11, Red Star News reported that the test-driving customer had recently placed and locked in an order. On September 12, Xu Jieyun, Special Assistant to the Chairman of Xiaomi Group and Deputy General Manager of the Strategic Marketing Department, responded to the report, saying, “That’s indeed the case.”