XMotors claim ex-Apple employee did not pass along sensitive info

Chinese-owned electric vehicle firm XMotors said on Wednesday that there is no indication that ex-Apple worker Zhang Xiaolang ever communicated any sensitive information from Apple to XMotors.

Zhang, who most recently worked for XMotors, was charged with stealing trade secrets from Apple by US authorities on Monday.

XMotors said the firm had terminated Zhang and is supporting local authorities to gather more details of the case. It said the company was informed of the investigation in late June.

XMotors is a wholly-owned US subsidiary of China’s Xiaopeng Motors.

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