SHANGHAI - Chinese internet users berated German automaker BMW on Thursday (April 20), accusing it of discrimination at the Shanghai auto show amid claims workers at its Mini booth favoured foreign over domestic visitors during an ice cream giveaway promotion. Mini apologised for the incident in question, saying in a statement on its official Weibo account that it was caused...
A BMW booth is pictured at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China, April 19, 2023.SHANGHAI - Chinese internet users berated German automaker BMW on Thursday , accusing it of discrimination at the Shanghai auto show amid claims workers at its Mini booth favoured foreign over domestic visitors during an ice cream giveaway promotion.
The topic "BMW Mini" became the second most-searched topic on China's Weibo social media platform, with over 93 million views with users reposting pictures and videos, along with negative comments, of an incident that local media said took place on Wednesday. The workers were temporary workers hired locally for the show, not BMW staff, the person said, declining to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.
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