Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages
Tesla vehicles are parked outside of a building at the Zhongnanhai leadership compound during a meeting between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool, File)
Family who were involved in Tesla car crash shocked after they were forced to pay Elon Musk's company $23,000 in damages
In response to Zhang's lawsuit, Tesla filed a suit of its own claiming that Zhang had damaged the brand by deliberately spreading false information. The company, which is worth $1.05 trillion, asked for 5 million yuan ($684,000) in damages.
Crash victim in China forced to pay $23,000 to Tesla
Tesla sued a Chinese woman named Zhang Yazhou for defamation and won $23,000 in damages. The lawsuit was filed after she claimed that a brake failure in her Model 3 caused an accident that resulted in her parents' hospitalization.
This woman’s parents were hurt in a Tesla crash so Elon Musk’s company sued her — and won
Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.
How Elon musk's Tesla sued a woman and won $23,000 despite her parents' hospitalisation over brake failure
Zhang Yazhou faced legal action from Elon Musk's Tesla, with a Chinese court ruling against her in a complaint against the automaker, for alleged brake failure of her Tesla Model 3.
Tesla is suing critics and customers in China alike—and can count on its ties to the regime to tip the scales in its favor
The EV manufacturer is victorious in court in almost every case thanks to a justice system that acts as the long arm of the ...
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Tesla’s Legal Battles in China: Silencing Critics One Lawsuit at a Time
Tesla's success in China has been bolstered by Li Qiang, the former party boss of Shanghai and now China’s premier. Under his ...
A woman in China sued Tesla after complaining of faulty brakes — now she’s paying Tesla $23K
A report claims that Tesla has sued "at least" six car owners in China over the past four years after complaining about ...
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Tesla is forcing its Chinese customers to apologize to the Elon Musk business after taking them to court
A Tesla customer in China was forced to publicly apologize and pay out $23,000 after the car giant took her to court. Zhang ...
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Chinese Woman Sued By Tesla For Complaining About Brake Failure
Tesla has sued at least six car owners in China who had sudden vehicle malfunctions, quality complaints or accidents they claimed were caused by mechanical failures.
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Chinese woman sues Tesla over an accident with «faulty brakes» — court orders her to pay $23,000
Chinese citizen Zhang Yazhou sued Tesla in 2021 after she was involved in a Model 3 accident — allegedly due to «faulty ...
Takeaways: Tesla has sued Chinese customers and journalists — and won almost every time
It’s not common for automakers – in China or elsewhere -- to sue their own customers. But Tesla has done so successfully in ...
Tesla has successfully sued critical customers in China
Tesla has embraced an aggressive legal strategy in China to stifle its critics -- suing its customers. That's left some Tesla owners desperate. Zhang Yazhou protested publicly that her Model 3's ...
Tesla's Controversial Legal Strategy in China: Suing Customers and Critics
Tesla has adopted a controversial legal strategy in China, successfully suing customers and critics, raising concerns about ...