Tesla's quiet chip downgrade sparks anger in China

Owners of newly delivered Model 3 cars threaten legal action

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Some Chinese Tesla Model 3 buyers are questioning whether the cars they received were equipped as the company promised. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- Buyers of Tesla's first batch of Shanghai-made Model 3 cars have threatened to take the U.S. electric vehicle maker to court, accusing it of substituting promised new control chips with an older version without notice.

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