Tesla is a special brand in every way. The American automotive giant, which is one of the most important names in the spread and popularization of electric vehicles around the world, still continues to be one of the coolest names in the industry, even though it lost the title of the best selling electric vehicle to its Chinese rival.
On the other hand, an investigation was launched in South Korea last February about the company of which Elon Musk is the CEO. The subject of the investigation was the claim that the visual and advertisements shared by Tesla gave misleading information about the range of this vehicle. So much so that it is almost impossible to reach the promised ranges, especially in cold weather. Tesla, who immediately removed the relevant images on the site after this investigation, still could not escape punishment.
Tesla was surprised by the fines cut
It is thought that Tesla, which has been fined approximately $ 2.2 million by the South Korean Trade Commission, will be fined an additional $ 1 million for not providing the necessary information about the purchase cancellations and not being open to its customers in this regard.
On the other hand, it should be noted that these penalties are quite annoying for Tesla in terms of prestige. As a matter of fact, South Korea is one of the important markets for the American electric car manufacturer. While Hyundai and Kia are in the first two places in electric vehicle sales in this country, Tesla has achieved an important success by being in the third place in the competition.
