JAKARTA - Xpeng won two defamation cases in China. The electric car manufacturer wants to maintain its reputation amid the proliferation of false claims and attacks on the internet ahead of the launch of the Mona L03 fastback SUV.
Citing a report from CarNewsChina, Tuesday, June 30, the Xpeng Group Legal Department stated that the Guangzhou Internet Court had issued a first-instance ruling in March 2026 on two cases involving Liu Hongbin and Zhang Liang.
The court ordered Liu Hongbin to make an open apology through his Toutiao, Sohu, and NetEase accounts named Wo Shi Benbo Erba.
Zhang Liang was also ordered to apologize through the Baijiahao Longche Auto account. He was required to pay compensation to Xpeng. The amount of compensation has not been announced.
Xpeng emphasized that the internet is not a lawless space. The company stated that it will continue to protect its rights and interests through legal channels.
The statement comes ahead of the launch of the Xpeng Mona L03 in China on July 2. The car is positioned as a compact fastback SUV.
Mona L03 has a length of 4,650 mm, a width of 1,920 mm, and a height of 1,600 mm.
The pure electric car variant or BEV uses an electric motor with a power of 183 kW or about 245 horsepower. This car is paired with two LFP battery options, namely 56 kWh and 69 kWh.
The distance traveled is in the range of 505 to 650 kilometers based on the CLTC standard, the standard for testing vehicle mileage in China.
There is also the EREV variant, an electric car that uses a gasoline engine as a power booster. This variant uses the same electric motor and a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with 70 kW or about 94 horsepower.
In pure electric mode, the EREV variant is said to be able to travel up to 257 kilometers. Xpeng has also shown the interior of this car in China.
The Xpeng case is part of a broader trend in the Chinese automotive industry. Manufacturers are becoming more aggressive against content that is considered misleading, damaging to reputation, or attacking their products.
CarNewsChina previously reported that a court in China ordered a number of individuals to delete content, apologize, and pay compensation in cases involving BYD, Great Wall Motor, and Xpeng.
In January 2026, a blogger who spread misleading claims about the fuel consumption of the Denza B5 SUV was ordered to pay compensation of 2 million yuan, or about 280 thousand US dollars, to BYD.
In February 2026, Huawei's Maextro won a defamation lawsuit against a Chinese automotive influencer. The court ordered 300 thousand yuan in damages, or about 44,160 US dollars.
Still in the same month, Xiaomi Auto won a similar case with a compensation value of 5 million yuan or around 740 thousand US dollars.
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