Tesla’s China plans draw scrutiny from state media

Chinese state media outlet The Global Times published a story headlined “Tesla’s new discount policy in Beijing draws concerns over legality on Chinese social media.” The concerns are about license plates.
“On the edge of the law”
Tesla posted on Weibo that customers would get zero percent financing and a license plate rental service if they live in Beijing. There’s just one hitch: license plate rental services are “technically illegal,” the founder of a Beijing-based auto consultancy told Business Insider. In the Global Times post, a Chinese netizen is quoted as telling the company directly that the license plate offering was “on the edge of the law.”
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