Tech Planet news on February 16, it was reported that there was news on the network today that FaradayFuture founder Jia Yueting was about to return to China, and also gave the specific return time and flight number, saying that he "will fly back to Beijing from New York on February 18 by China Eastern Airlines flight MU5171."
In this regard, Jia Yueting himself has not yet responded, and the FF spokesman directly said that this is a false rumor, and Jia Yueting has no arrangements to return to China for the time being. In addition, Sina Technology learned from other people close to Jia Yueting that Jia Yueting himself has been living in Los Angeles. Even if you return to China, you will take a direct flight from Los Angeles, and there is no need to fly to New York.
It is reported that the latest friend circle of Jia Yueting's personal WeChat is on February 12, announcing that a new version of the FF 91 quasi-production car arrived in Shanghai for a series of localization tests and verification. On February 5, FF announced a $135 million financing to meet the FF91 mass production milestone in March. Its latest Weibo and Moments content are basically the same.
Previously, on February 14, Chen Xuefeng, global chief CEO of Faraday Future (FF), said that the company expects to start production of the sellable FF 91Futurist by the end of March 2023, and that the vehicle will roll off the production line in early April and be delivered by the end of April, provided that the funds are available. In addition, Faraday Future announced on Weibo that the latest FF 91 Futurist pre-production car has arrived in China and handed over to FF's Shanghai office, and will undergo a series of localized adaptability tests and verifications in China.
On February 9, Faraday Future received the first full down payment of $50 million ($44.5 million after original discount and transaction costs) from the latest $135 million funding commitment. For this progress, Jia Yueting expressed his gratitude to shareholders and investors for their trust and support on Weibo.
Jia Yueting's dream of building a car is about to come true, perhaps this is what triggered speculation that he is about to return to China.