---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-022148"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PEVM"
cik: "0001879848"
company_name: "PHOENIX MOTOR INC."
filed_at: "2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T21:02:58.648680+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Phoenix Motor Inc. CFO Michael Yung resigns; CEO Denton Peng assumes interim CFO role

## Summary
- CFO Michael Yung resigned effective August 2, 2025, for personal reasons, with no disagreements.
- CEO Denton Peng will serve as interim principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
- Board will conduct a search for a new CFO, evaluating internal and external candidates.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-022148
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PEVM
- cik: 0001879848
- company_name: PHOENIX MOTOR INC.
- filed_at: 2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000164117225022148/0001641172-25-022148-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1879848/000164117225022148/form8-k.htm

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