For the first time ever, Tesla cars have been placed on a local Chinese government’s purchase list, according to state-owned media outlet Paper.cn. That means that government agencies and public groups in the province can procure them as service cars, highlighting the cozy relationship China has with Elon Musk’s company. Tesla is the only foreign-owned EV car brand on the purchase catalog published by the government of Jiangsu province in eastern China.
But the US carmaker is also facing rising competition from Chinese rivals. BYD overtook Tesla in the final quarter of 2023 as the biggest seller of EVs on the planet. Tesla regained its position in the first half of this year, but they are neck and neck. Tesla cars had previously been barred from entering some government and military complexes in China due to spying and data security concerns.
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