Chinese bloggers accused Tesla in that the management of the company is trying to intimidate them, threatening lawsuits. Cause – Faults for electromotivers, reports Financial Times.
In June, Tesla has created an account in the Weibo social network for its Chinese legal service. Multiple bloggers came letters that claims were submitted against them to the court on charges of slander. After that, two bloggers published posts with apologies for their statements about car problems.
Following the results of the first quarter, Tesla revenue in China was three billion dollars (30 percent of the global revenue of the company). Previously, Chinese regulators called TESLA representatives to talk about the quality and safety of the company’s cars after customer complaints. For example, they were disturbed by the failures when controlling the electric cattle and battery fire. Tesla proposed to improve car management, as well as comply with Chinese laws and protect consumer rights.
The volume of orders for the company’s products in the PRC last month has been seriously reduced. The number of TESLA orders in China in May decreased to 9800 compared with more than 18 thousand orders in April.