Tesla China has filed a lawsuit against an influencer with 14 million followers on Chinese social media for simulating a malfunction of the Model 3 and publishing false data.

Last year, Tesla China launched a fight against false claims about it with the help of the company's legal department. Bloggers and influencers who posted false information were warned about a lawsuit if they did not publicly admit that they were misleading the public. This was followed by a series of public confessions from people who spread false information about Tesla vehicles and a few lawsuits against those who refused to admit to lying.

On Wednesday, it was reported that Tesla's legal team in China was suing a Chinese automotive influencer with 14 million followers for defamation. The information was confirmed by the company's Chinese office to several media agencies, according to Protocol.

The influencer Xiaogang Xuezhang bills himself as a car expert who makes videos about testing and tuning cars on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. In April 2021, he published two videos comparing Tesla Model 3 and XPeng P7 automatic emergency braking systems. In published videos, he reveals that the Model 3's emergency braking system failed twice.

The video garnered half a million likes before one of the two was removed. The video's authenticity has been questioned by other influencers and Tesla owners, who have pointed to signs suggesting he may have stepped on the accelerator during testing. If Xuezhang really did this, then it would certainly prevent Tesla's automatic emergency braking systems from functioning properly. Some have also suggested that the videos were sponsored by the American manufacturer's competitors.

Source:Summarized from Eva Fox at tesmanian.

My Take: Tesla will have all the data and will easily be able to prove their case. I suspect that Xiaogang Xuezhang will have some trouble in court.

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Tesla China has filed a lawsuit against an influencer with 14 million followers on Chinese social media for simulating a malfunction of the Model 3 and publishing false data.

Last year, Tesla China launched a fight against false claims about it with the help of the company's legal department. Bloggers and influencers who posted false information were warned about a lawsuit if they did not publicly admit that they were misleading the public. This was followed by a series of public confessions from people who spread false information about Tesla vehicles and a few lawsuits against those who refused to admit to lying.

On Wednesday, it was reported that Tesla's legal team in China was suing a Chinese automotive influencer with 14 million followers for defamation. The information was confirmed by the company's Chinese office to several media agencies, according to Protocol.

The influencer Xiaogang Xuezhang bills himself as a car expert who makes videos about testing and tuning cars on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. In April 2021, he published two videos comparing Tesla Model 3 and XPeng P7 automatic emergency braking systems. In published videos, he reveals that the Model 3's emergency braking system failed twice.

The video garnered half a million likes before one of the two was removed. The video's authenticity has been questioned by other influencers and Tesla owners, who have pointed to signs suggesting he may have stepped on the accelerator during testing. If Xuezhang really did this, then it would certainly prevent Tesla's automatic emergency braking systems from functioning properly. Some have also suggested that the videos were sponsored by the American manufacturer's competitors.

Source:Summarized from Eva Fox at tesmanian.

My Take: Tesla will have all the data and will easily be able to prove their case. I suspect that Xiaogang Xuezhang will have some trouble in court.

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