Apr 12, 2024 07:30 PM

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Carmaker Cries ‘Cyber-Bullying’ After CEO Lambasted Online for Glorifying Staff Sacrifices

By Zhang Erchi and Ding Yi

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IM Motors co-CEO Liu Tao appears at an event Monday. Photo: IM Motors

IM Motors co-CEO Liu Tao appears at an event Monday. Photo: IM Motors

SAIC and Alibaba-backed IM Motors said that it is suffering from “organized cyber-bullying” after its co-CEO talked up the sacrifices some of its workers had to make when developing its new electric sedan.

Speaking at a launch event for the L6 on Monday, Liu Tao said that some staff members missed the birth of their babies, while others had sent their children to boarding school in order to get the car to market by the company’s deadline.

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