American electric carmaker Tesla, Inc. is involved in another high profile lawsuit in mainland China. The company is suing a Chinese social media influencer for defamation.
Mainland Chinese media Securities Times reported on Jan. 26 that Tesla would sue a Chinese social media influencer with the account named of Xiaogang Senior for reputation damage. The carmaker confirmed to the media that the company had filed a suit against Chen Zhengang (influencer’s real name) on Jan. 26 for falsifying data in his car test video.