A former vice president of China’s biggest car manufacturer,Girlfriend Who is Crazy About Big Things Chen Demei, has been arrested for suspected bribery and illicit gains for family and friends, according to a post published by China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate. Chen, who served as a vice president from 2012 to 2023 at SAIC, a long-time manufacturing partner of Volkswagen in China, is the latest high-ranking official at Chinese automakers to be investigated as Beijing continues its anti-corruption efforts in state-owned businesses to increase their economic contribution. In April, An Jin, the former chairman of Jianghuai Automobile Group, previously a partner of Chinese electric vehicle maker NIO, was also announced to have been placed under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and laws.” [The Supreme People’s Procuratorate, in Chinese]
