Overview

• The DGCCRF found Tesla misled customers on full self-driving features, option availability and vehicle trade-in offers, and noted delays in refunds and incomplete sales contracts
• Tesla has four months from June 24 to end deceptive practices or face €50,000 in daily fines under the DGCCRF ruling
• Tesla’s sales in France fell 67% in May compared with the same month last year, driven in part by consumer backlash over Elon Musk’s support for President Donald Trump
• Ten owners are suing Tesla, arguing that Musk’s political stance has devalued their vehicles and made them targets for vandalism
• The company previously faced legal scrutiny in Germany over its autonomous driving claims and has been sued in the US over fatal accidents involving its Autopilot system