Recently, a "commitment letter of non-resale" that Tesla required consumers to sign was circulating on the Internet. The gist is that the owner of the Tesla cannot resell the car to a third party within one year, otherwise tesla will be paid a liquidated damages of 20% of the open fare.
Tesla confirmed the authenticity of the "commitment letter". Many people who see this "commitment letter" are puzzled, surprised, and even angry. Why can't consumers resell the products they buy? Which national law provides for this? Did Tesla become a special war weapon? ......
The author consulted the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests, which shows that "business operators ... Standard terms and conditions must not be used and technical means must be used to force transactions. "Simply put, enterprises cannot force buying and selling, in other words, they cannot restrict consumers from buying and selling freely.
We know that Tesla products have a certain leadership, but also loved by Chinese users, market sales often ranked in the "first" position, many consumers can only mention the car for several months after placing an order. However, Tesla often does things that disappoint or even anger Chinese consumers, if the previous wayward price increase "cutting leeks" still belongs to the category of independent operation of enterprises, then it is simply unreasonable to restrict the sale and purchase of products that consumers have purchased. Although the reason given by Tesla is to "prevent scalper speculation", it has "deprived" the existing owners of their normal consumer rights, is it not the wrong object of the board?
The relevant national authorities and regulatory agencies have been cracking down on various market chaos, and enterprises have the right to maintain a reasonable market order, but these should not be premised on sacrificing the interests of existing users.