{
  "id": 17880004,
  "title": "As sales slow, carmakers in China turn to overt marketing tactics and face controversy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/as-sales-slow-carmakers-in-china-turn-to-overt-marketing-tactics-and-17880004",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T00:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3372984/sales-slow-carmakers-china-turn-overt-marketing-tactics-and-face-controversy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese carmakers’ marketing tactics are under the spotlight after a controversy surrounding a comment by an Xpeng employee drew harsh criticism from middle-aged consumers. The incident comes as regulators step up quality checks on the reliability of automotive companies, according to industry officials and analysts. During a live-streamed new model launch ceremony on October 15, an Xpeng product…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}