Gree Electric CMO Zhu Lei issued an article mentioning that Hisense air conditioners have begun to use "real copper materials" from Gree in communication and require self-inspection of products containing aluminum motors and aluminum tubes. Yang Xiangxi, brand director of Hisense Air Division, responded in the latest response: "The mainstream big-brand air conditioners on the market all use copper tubes. This is the quality consensus of the industry."
It pointed out, "For Hisense air conditioners, the indoor unit and outdoor unit condenser and evaporator as well as the connecting pipes of the indoor and outdoor units are all copper pipes, and high-energy-efficiency products use double-row copper pipes. To be fair, most of the mainstream brands on the market, including Midea and Haier, also use copper pipes."
This morning, the person in charge of Hisense air conditioners responded and mentioned: "As early as 2016, there were media reports that home appliance companies insisted on 'real copper materials', including mentions of Hisense, Changhong, Skyworth, etc., but not Gree. It is still unclear who plagiarized the concept of 'real copper materials'." He also bluntly stated that "the four words 'real copper materials' do not have the surname Ge or Zhu, but belong to all Chinese people." "
