In China, Tesla continued some of its own clients who complained about the dysfunctions of their vehicles or accidents that would have been caused by their cars, and have won almost all their judgments, reports an investigation through the investigation of the investigation of the ‘ American Press Agency Associated Press (AP). According to the same survey, the American electric car manufacturer has also continued several Chinese media and bloggers, authors of critical articles against Tesla.
AP’s research reports the story of a Chinese client, Zhang Yazhou, a temporary tesla 3 that had an accident in February 2021. According to its history, the car brakes, led by his father, released and caused the accident, what that led to the hospitalization of their parents for four days. Police, however, considered that his father was responsible for the accident. Zhang Yazhou filed a complaint with a regulatory organization to obtain compensation, and claimed the IT data from the Tesla vehicle, which was rejected.
Faced with the rejection of Tesla, Zhang Yazhou picked up against the American manufacturer, performing protest actions in front of a local distributor of the brand or during the salons dedicated to the car, to be heard on the denounced failure of the brakes of his accident of his accident of his accident Your accident vehicle. A video filmed by visitors to a car exhibition has become remarkably viral on Chinese social networks. Given that it is unfairly presented as problems, Zhang Yazhou finally continued to Tesla in defamation, AP reports.
Bloggers and Media
But he found himself as the objective of a trial presented by Tesla against her, accusing her of having disseminated false information that affects the brand of electric vehicles, according to AP investigation. At the end of this trial, from which defeat, the court ordered him to apologize publicly and pay 170,000 yuan (22,500 euros) to the American manufacturer. Zhang Yazhou appealed the decision.
“As a consumer, even if I said something wrong, I have the right to comment and criticize,” he told AP.
According to the AP survey, its case is not isolated in China. In the last four years, Tesla would have sued at least six Chinese car owners, the same for six bloggers and two media, winning most of the trials. According to AP, this legal strategy of the American manufacturer would take advantage of the support of the powerful leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.
“The Government has granted Tesla a super company status that places consumers in a very vulnerable position,” said a lawyer cited in the investigation.
According to AP, several dozen clients would also have continued with Tesla due to security or quality problems, but very few have won against the manufacturer.
Source: BFM TV
