[BBC World News 스크랩] Chinese regulators throw spanner in Tesla's works
Five Chinese regulators have summoned Tesla over quality and safety issues as it ramps up production of its latest model in its Shanghai factory.
China is Tesla's largest market after the US and the electric carmaker sold 120,000 units there in 2020.
Authorities have recently received complaints about abnormal acceleration and battery fires, according to a statement released on Monday.
Tesla said it will strengthen self-inspection and its internal management.
China is the world's largest car market and its government has been heavily promoting the adoption of electric vehicles. This helped Tesla sell 15,484 locally-made vehicles there last month, according to the China Passenger Car Association.
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But Tesla now faces a setback from Chinese consumer watchdogs who have asked Tesla to improve internal management, comply with Chinese law and regulations and to protect consumers' rights.
Tesla Shanghai said it "sincerely accepted the guidance of government departments" and that it had "deeply reflected on shortcomings" in a statement.
Tesla is already facing quality issues in the US and is to recall large numbers of Model S and Model X cars over failing touchscreens.
Fierce competition
The timing couldn't be worse for the world's most valuable car company as it faces growing competition from Chinese rivals.
Chinese electric-vehicle startup NIO unveiled a fourth production model last month while Li Auto and XPeng have new models in production.
Elon Musk's car firm won approval for its Shanghai factory in 2018, becoming the first foreign automaker to operate a wholly-owned plant in China.
On Monday, Tesla threw its weight behind Bitcoin after revealing it bought $1.5bn (£1.1bn) of the cryptocurrency in January and expects to start accepting it as payment in future.
[영단어 정리]
(throw) a spanner in the works: (계획, 일의 진행을) 방해(하다)
Summon: 1. 소환하다 2. 호출하다, (오라고) 부르다 3.(회의를) 소집하다
1.동사 FORMAL If you summon someone, you order them to come to you.
Ramp 1. 경사로, 램프 2. =slip road 3.램프
A ramp is a sloping surface between two places that are at different levels.
Authority 1.자치권 2. 권한 3. 재가, 인가
The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
Adoption 1.입양 2. (아이디어,계획 등의) 채택 3.(후보) 선정
Setback 차질
A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.
Watchdog 감시인, 감시 단체
A watchdog is a person or committee whose job is to make sure that companies do not act illegally or irresponsibly.
Comply (법, 명령 등에) 따르다
If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
Reveal 1.(비밀 등을) 드러내다 2.(보이지 않던 것을) 드러내 보이다
To reveal something means to make people aware of it.
Fierce: 사나운, 험악한
aggressive or angry
Cryptocurrency: 암호화폐, 가상화폐