{
  "id": 19489919,
  "title": "BYD apologises for wheel-rim error as China cracks down on car quality issues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/byd-apologises-for-wheel-rim-error-as-china-cracks-down-on-car",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T11:32:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/business/china-evs/article/3374098/byd-apologises-wheel-rim-error-china-cracks-down-car-quality-issues"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "BYD has apologised for an assembly error that caused some of its electric cars in China to be fitted with incorrect wheel rims, as Beijing ramps up scrutiny of quality issues in the country’s car industry. The world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that a supplier had installed the front and rear wheel rims in reverse on some of its Tang model SUVs,…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}