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Tesla Using Close Relationship With Chinese Communist Party to Punish Drivers Who Complain That Their Brakes Suddenly Stopped Working

Victor Tangermann

created: Feb. 13, 2025, 6:13 p.m. | updated: March 19, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

<p>Tesla has pursued an unusually aggressive tactic in China to silence its critics. As the Associated Press reports, the company sued at least six Tesla owners in the country who had reported sudden vehicle malfunctions, including unexplained brake failures over the last four years. Tesla China also sued at least six bloggers and two Chinese media outlets, who had previously criticized the Elon Musk-led company. According to the AP, the carmaker won at least eleven of those cases, while two are on appeal, and one was settled out of court. In contrast, not a single American Tesla owner has yet […]</p>

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