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Protesting Tesla China buyers vow more pressure over price cuts they missed

Tesla owners unhappy with the U.S. carmaker's price cuts discuss their situation at a Tesla delivery centre in Shanghai, China January 10, 2023. REUTERS/Brenda Goh

Dozens of Telsa owners protested at a delivery centre in Shanghai on Tuesday, vowing to raise pressure on the electric car maker after it declined to offer them rebates on price cuts the U.S. firm made last week and that they missed out on.

Similar protests by Tesla owners have sprung up in cities including Henan, Wuxi and Hangzhou in recent days, according to owners and social media posts. Tesla has faced online backlash over previous price cuts in China before but nothing as widespread as the current spontaneous protests.

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