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Tesla Inc was ordered by a Beijing court to compensate the buyer of a used Model S car after concluding the electric automaker concealed structural damage on a vehicle it sold on its official website.
The court ruled that Tesla should pay more than 1.1 million yuan ($168,420) to compensate the buyer, after it was discovered that part of the vehicle had been cut and welded back together, according to online media outlet Sina.
Tesla confirmed the decision in a statement to Bloomberg News, and said it would appeal the ruling to a higher court.
The Tianjin-based buyer purchased a used Model S for 379,700 yuan last year which the automaker guaranteed had no “significant†damage, according to the report.
He then sued the automaker after the vehicle had multiple breakdown issues.