If you are a supporter of the multinational automotive and clean energy company Tesla, you might want to know what happens behind its glamorous products, such as its automobiles. Recently, a worker at Tesla’s factory in Shanghai, China died after getting crushed by factory equipment.
For this, Tesla should be punished, Chinese authorities say.
There should be ‘administrative penalty’ for Tesla, authorities in China say
Tesla, Inc. must be punished after the demise of one of its workers in its factory in Shanghai last February 4th after being crushed by equipment, Beijing-based news website Caixin Global reported Wednesday, citing an investigation by Chinese authorities.
The Caixin Global report said the investigation found that the multinational has faults in its risk control measures and must be held liable.
But, it also specified that the worker who passed away was directly responsible for the incident too. According to the news website, which publishes investigative pieces, the worker failed to lock a safety gate during a late shift, while another worker did not make sure the zone was clear of people before turning on the factory equipment.
Investigators then reportedly recommended an “unspecified administrative penalty” for Tesla.
The media requested a comment from the automotive and clean energy company, but it did not respond.
Tesla’s plant located in Shangai was reportedly constructed too quickly and opened just over three years ago, manufacturing over half of the company’s global output last 2022, while China accounted for 22 percent of Tesla’s revenue.
Repercussions
The incident, apparently, has already brought inevitable repercussions upon other workers in Tesla’s facility in Shanghai.
Earlier this week, Reuters released a report saying angry Tesla workers in Shanghai are venting their sentiments on social media, saying their bonuses are being cut and that this is linked to the worker’s death at the plant.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly said he is already looking into the matter.
Other Tesla news
Meanwhile, in other Tesla news, ahead of the release of its January to March quarter results slated for today, the company has cut prices for some of its Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles. This has been the sixth time it has lowered U.S. prices this year amidst concerns about the impacts on its profit margins.
Tesla has cut the prices of its Model Y “performance” and “long range” vehicles by $3,000, as well as of its Model 3 “rear-wheel drive” by $2,000 to just $39,990.
The company has cut the prices of its base Model 3 by 11 percent so far this year and that of its base Model Y by 20 percent, both for its American market, as the United States is about to introduce stricter measures limiting tax credits on electric vehicles. Tesla’s largest market is the United States.
Furthermore, the company has also recently lowered prices in Australia, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Singapore, and the European continent, following a discount drive it launched in China last January to boost demand.
