“We acknowledge our mistakes”... Chery Auto CEO personally apologizes for Malaysia wheel detachment incident

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Yin Tongyue, chairman of China’s Chery Automobile, officially apologized over quality concerns related to an incident in Malaysia in which the rear axle (wheel axle) of an “Omoda 5” vehicle detached.

On October 6, while driving in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the rear suspension assembly and wheel of a Chery Omoda 5 completely separated from the vehicle body. Following this incident, the Malaysian Road Transport Department (JPJ) temporarily suspended the Vehicle Type Approval (VTA) for the Omoda 5 on October 11 and froze new vehicle registrations. The department is also conducting technical audits targeting production and assembly processes, quality management systems, welding inspections, and axle component suppliers.

As the situation spread, In Tung-we-i (Chairman) expressed regret over local quality issues at the World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference (WICV) held on October 21, and directly apologized to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of Malaysia. He further emphasized that Chinese automakers should approach overseas expansion based not on short-term profit generation, but on long-term establishment in local markets and respect for local laws and business practices.

As a response to this defect, Chery Automobile will conduct a recall targeting a total of 8,878 Omoda 5 vehicles (C and H variant models). The company plans to identify potentially affected vehicles through Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) lookups and carry out free inspections and part replacements as necessary.

The vehicles subject to this recall are the gasoline-model Omoda 5 equipped with the existing torsion beam rear suspension, while the new “Omoda 5 (O5)” model, which Chery Automobile began releasing in September 2025 with a switch to multi-link rear suspension, is not included in this issue or measure. Meanwhile, Chery Automobile explained that it conducted a preventive inspection campaign covering approximately 600 vehicles in 2024 due to equipment calibration issues at a parts supplier, but stated that the scope and root cause of this 2026 recall differ from those of the previous incident.

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