Source: AFP
Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million electric vehicles in China, the country’s market regulator said on Friday, marking another blow to the US company days after China’s BYD outsold EVs.
The recall — triggered by the discovery of problems with the driver assistance functions and door locking systems — will be carried out via remote over-the-air (OTA) updates to the cars’ software.
China is a vital element in Tesla’s global setup, both as a major consumer market and as host to a major manufacturing plant in Shanghai.
“As of now, a total of 1,610,105 imported Model S, Model X and Model 3 and domestic Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles with production dates between August 26, 2014 and December 20, 2023 will be recalled,” the state administration said. for Market Regulation (SAMR) said in an online statement.
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“For vehicles covered by this recall, when the automatic power steering function is engaged, the driver may misuse the combined level two power assist function, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash and compromising safety,” the agency said. SAMR.
The recall also includes 7,538 imported Tesla models built between October 26, 2022 and November 16, 2023, which were found to have a “problem with the logic door unlock controls.”
In 2022, the company recalled nearly 128,000 cars in China due to a rear motor converter defect.
And last month, Tesla initiated a recall of more than two million vehicles in the United States and Canada due to risks associated with its Autopilot software.
The latest recall in China comes days after local rival BYD overtook Tesla to become the world’s top supplier of electric vehicles, according to fourth-quarter sales data.
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Tesla’s Shanghai production facility — its first “gigafactory” to be built overseas — has delivered 947,000 vehicles in 2023, China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported earlier this week.
China, the world’s biggest polluter, has heavily encouraged sales of electric and hybrid vehicles through subsidies, aiming to have a majority of clean-energy cars by 2035.
During a trip to China last spring, Tesla boss Elon Musk praised the country’s “vitality and promise.”
He said he was “willing to continue deepening mutually beneficial cooperation,” according to a reading provided by Beijing.
Source: AFP