Tesla Signs Chinese Pledge On “Core Socialist Values”

The financial news site Benzinga reports:

Tesla, Inc. achieved record-breaking second-quarter deliveries in China on the back of price cuts and promotional efforts implemented earlier this year. But the Elon Musk-led EV maker’s cutthroat methods have seemed to irk Xi Jinping‘s government in one way.

In response to this price war initiated by major electric vehicle manufacturers, including Tesla, a letter was signed by these companies and 14 others at a motor industry conference in Shanghai, Financial Times reported on Thursday.

The letter represents a commitment to fair competition and to enhance “core socialist values” in the Chinese auto market, aiming to bring an end to the price war that has affected the EV industry.

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