On December 27, reports emerged indicating that on the evening of December 26, Sunwoda made an announcement. Its subsidiary, Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd., had been served with a civil complaint on December 25, 2025. The plaintiff, VREMT (Weirui Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd.), claimed that the battery cells supplied by Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd. from June 2021 to December 2023 were of substandard quality. As a result, VREMT was seeking compensation amounting to over 2.3 billion yuan.

The partnership between Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd. and Geely kicked off in April 2021. At that time, Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., Ltd. received a letter of intent from VREMT. The letter outlined the development of power - battery cells for the PMA platform project, with the aim of supplying power - battery cells for this particular initiative. The Geely Automobile PMA platform represents a pure - electric modular architecture that was jointly developed by Geely and Volvo. This platform is utilized by brands such as Zeekr, smart, Volvo, and Geely Geometry.