{"id":537915,"date":"2023-01-09T19:54:56","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tesla-owners-in-china-protest-against-surprise-price-cuts\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T19:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:54:56","slug":"tesla-owners-in-china-protest-against-surprise-price-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tesla-owners-in-china-protest-against-surprise-price-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tesla owners in China protest against surprise price cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408798de0c3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a408798de0c3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tesla-owners-in-china-protest-against-surprise-price-cuts\/#%E2%80%9CTesla_owners_in_China_protest_against_surprise_price_cuts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Tesla owners in China protest against surprise price cuts&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tesla-owners-in-china-protest-against-surprise-price-cuts\/#%E2%80%98Return_the_money\" >\u2018Return the money\u2019<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTesla_owners_in_China_protest_against_surprise_price_cuts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Tesla owners in China protest against surprise price cuts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Hundreds of\u00a0Tesla\u00a0owners\u00a0gathered at the automaker\u2019s showrooms and distribution centers in\u00a0China\u00a0over the weekend, demanding rebates and credit after sudden\u00a0price\u00a0cuts\u00a0they said meant they had overpaid for electric cars they bought earlier.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, about 200 recent buyers of the\u00a0Tesla\u00a0Model Y and Model 3 gathered at a\u00a0Tesla\u00a0delivery center in Shanghai to\u00a0protest\u00a0against\u00a0the US carmaker\u2019s decision to slash\u00a0prices for the second time in three months on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Many said they had believed that\u00a0prices\u00a0Tesla\u00a0charged for its cars late last year would not be cut as abruptly or as deeply as the automaker just announced in a move to spur sales and support production at its Shanghai plant. The scheduled expiration of a government subsidy at the end of 2022 also drove many to finalize their purchases.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> showed crowds at\u00a0Tesla\u00a0stores and delivery centers in other Chinese cities from Chengdu to Shenzhen, suggesting wider consumer backlash.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesl-achina-protest1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People protest at a Tesla showroom in Chengdu.\" class=\"wp-image-25291777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesl-achina-protest1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesl-achina-protest1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesl-achina-protest1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Videos posted on social media showed crowds at\u00a0Tesla\u00a0stores and delivery centers in other Chinese cities from Chengdu, above, to Shenzhen, suggesting wider consumer backlash.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Friday\u2019s\u00a0surprise\u00a0discounts,\u00a0Tesla\u2019s EV\u00a0prices in\u00a0China\u00a0are now between 13% and 24% below their September levels.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts have said\u00a0the move by Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla was likely to boost its sales, which tumbled in December, and force other EV makers to cut\u00a0prices too at a time of faltering demand in the world\u2019s largest market for battery-powered cars.<\/p>\n<p>While established automakers often discount to manage inventory and keep factories running when demand weakens,\u00a0Tesla\u00a0operates without dealerships and transparent pricing has been part of its brand image.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesla-china-protest.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Protesters at the Tesla showroom in Chengdu\" class=\"wp-image-25291806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesla-china-protest.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesla-china-protest.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/tesla-china-protest.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Many said they had believed that\u00a0prices\u00a0Tesla\u00a0charged for its cars late last year would not be cut as abruptly or as deeply as the automaker just announced<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt may be a normal business practice but this is not how a responsible enterprise should behave,\u201d said one\u00a0Tesla\u00a0owner\u00a0protesting at the company\u2019s delivery center in Shanghai\u2019s Minhang suburb on Saturday who gave his surname as Zhang.<\/p>\n<p>He and the other\u00a0Tesla\u00a0owners, who said they had taken delivery in the final months of 2022, said they were frustrated with the abruptness of Friday\u2019s\u00a0price\u00a0cut and\u00a0Tesla\u2019s lack of an explanation to recent buyers.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Zhang said police facilitated a meeting between\u00a0Tesla\u00a0staff and the assembled\u00a0owners\u00a0at which the\u00a0owners\u00a0handed over a list of demands, including an apology and compensation or other credits. He added the\u00a0Tesla\u00a0staff had agreed to respond by Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>About a dozen police officers could be seen at the Shanghai\u00a0protest\u00a0and most of the videos of the other demonstrations also showed a large police presence at the\u00a0Tesla\u00a0sites.<\/p>\n<p>Protests are not a rare occurrence in\u00a0China, which has over the years seen people come out in large numbers over issues such as financial or property scams, but authorities have been on higher alert after widespread\u00a0protests in Chinese cities and top universities at the end of November\u00a0against\u00a0COVID-19 restrictions.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/musk-tesla-protests.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elon Musk \" class=\"wp-image-25291745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/musk-tesla-protests.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/musk-tesla-protests.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/musk-tesla-protests.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Analysts said the move By Elon Musk\u2019s Tesla was likely to boost its sales, which tumbled in December.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Return_the_money\"><\/span>\u2018Return the money\u2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Other videos <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing to be of\u00a0Tesla\u00a0owners\u00a0protesting were also posted to Chinese social media platforms on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>One video, which Reuters verified was filmed at a\u00a0Tesla\u00a0store in the southwestern city of Chengdu, showed a crowd chanting, \u201cReturn the money, refund our cars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another, which appeared to be filmed in Beijing, showed police cars arriving to disperse crowds outside a\u00a0Tesla\u00a0store.<\/p>\n<p>Reuters was unable to verify the content of either video.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Tesla\u00a0does not plan to compensate buyers who took delivery before the most recent\u00a0price\u00a0cut, a spokesman for\u00a0Tesla\u00a0China\u00a0told Reuters on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He did not respond when asked to comment on the\u00a0protests.<\/p>\n<p>China\u00a0accounted for about a third of\u00a0Tesla\u2019s global sales in 2021 and its Shanghai factory, which employs about 20,000 workers, is its single most productive and profitable plant.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts have been positive about the potential for\u00a0Tesla\u2019s\u00a0price\u00a0cuts\u00a0to drive sales growth at a time when it is a year from announcing its next new vehicle, the Cybertruck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowhere else in the world is\u00a0Tesla\u00a0faced with the kind of competitors that they have here [in\u00a0China],\u201d said Bill Russo, head of consultancy Automobility Ltd in Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are in a much bigger EV market with companies that can\u00a0price\u00a0more aggressively than they can, until now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2021,\u00a0Tesla\u00a0faced a public relations storm after an unhappy customer climbed on a car at the Shanghai auto show to\u00a0protest\u00a0against\u00a0the company\u2019s handling of her complaints about her car\u2019s brakes.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla\u00a0responded by apologizing to Chinese consumers for not addressing the complaints in a timely way.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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