Recently, consumer Mr. Song encountered a car purchase dispute. The JAC brand car he purchased was suspected of having problems such as tampering with the version and doubting the qualifications of the dealer, which aroused social concern. This matter not only involves consumer rights protection, but also reflects the loopholes in sales supervision of JAC Group.
Car purchase suspicion: Purchasing the "Ultravel Edition" at a high price is really a low-end model for Jinxiang Edition
In November 2023, consumer Mr. Song purchased two JAC QX PHEV oil-electric hybrid vehicles at Henan Sihao Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. for 196,500 yuan and 196,900 yuan. The vehicle sales order was marked as "Ultrasound". However, after purchasing the car, Mr. Song found through multiple inquiries that the actual configuration of the vehicle is consistent with the "Jinxiang Edition" with an official guide price of 149,900 yuan, and the vehicle was later equipped with GPS, electric heated seats and interior ambient lights. Mr. Song questioned whether Henan Sihao had used low-end cars to pretend to be high-end cars and raised the price by adding configurations.
The journey to verify: Dealers have no authorized qualifications to respond to the response caused controversy. In May 2025, Mr. Song drove thousands of miles to Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Jiangqi Group") administrative office location on Ziyu
Recently, consumer Mr. Song encountered a car purchase dispute. The JAC brand car he purchased was suspected of having problems such as tampering with the version and doubting the qualifications of the dealer, which aroused social concern. This matter not only involves consumer rights protection, but also reflects the loopholes in sales supervision of JAC Group.
Car purchase suspicion: Purchasing the "Ultravel Edition" at a high price is really a low-end model for Jinxiang Edition
In November 2023, consumer Mr. Song purchased two JAC QX PHEV oil-electric hybrid vehicles at Henan Sihao Automobile Sales Co., Ltd. for 196,500 yuan and 196,900 yuan. The vehicle sales order was marked as "Ultrasound". However, after purchasing the car, Mr. Song found through multiple inquiries that the actual configuration of the vehicle is consistent with the "Jinxiang Edition" with an official guide price of 149,900 yuan, and the vehicle was later equipped with GPS, electric heated seats and interior ambient lights. Mr. Song questioned whether Henan Sihao had used low-end cars to pretend to be high-end cars and raised the price by adding configurations.
The journey to verify: Dealers have no authorized qualifications to respond to the response caused controversy. In May 2025, Mr. Song drove thousands of miles to Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Jiangqi Group") administrative office location on Ziyun Road, Hefei to verify the situation. The staff of the sales department of JAC Group clearly informed: Henan Sihao is not an authorized dealer of JAC Group. The vehicle purchased by Mr. Song is indeed a Jinxiang version, and the company does not recognize the dealer's sales behavior. When Mr. Song asked "How unauthorized dealers get JAC vehicles for sale", the staff only replied "unaware". This vague response aroused Mr. Song’s strong dissatisfaction: Without authorization, the source of JAC Automobile sold by Henan Sihao has become a mystery. Is JAC Group aware of this? Are there internal management vulnerabilities?
Corporate Responsibility and Supervision Questions: Old state-owned enterprises are facing a credibility crisis. As a well-known domestic automobile company, JAC Group's incident has sparked heated public discussion. Industry insiders pointed out that if Henan Sihao does acquire vehicles and sell them through informal channels, JAC Group may have major omissions in supply chain control and brand authorization management. What is even more worrying is that consumers buy cars at high prices but get low-end models that are inconsistent with the publicity. Does JAC Group acquiesce to dealers' "replace the prince with the raccoon" behavior to harm consumers' interests?
Dilemma of rights protection: Consumers call for a thorough investigation of legal experts to warn legal experts that Henan Sihao sells vehicles without authorization and has false configurations, which is suspected of fraudulent consumers; if Jiangqi Group fails to supervise unauthorized sales channels, it must bear corresponding responsibilities. This incident also sparked public discussion: JAC Group urgently needs to regulate issues such as dealer qualification review and vehicle configuration information transparency. Clarify the source of vehicles and maintain market order and consumer rights.
As of press time, JAC Group has not made any further public response to the matter.
This website will continue to pay attention to the progress of the incident.
Editor: Song Jiachen
