London (CNN Business)Tesla cars are part of China as authorities ban them from sensitive areas, including beaches A resort town where a gathering of top leadershipcould be held next month.
The authorities of Qinhuangdao and Chengdu, which manage the Beidaihe River, did not immediately respond to inquiries from CNN Business, but Tesla did not respond to requests for comment.
TuLe, the founder of Beijing-based consulting firm SinoAutoInsights, has heard from Tesla owners who live in Beidaihe or visit resorts frequently that they may not be able to drive. Said. Soon their car is there.
Recently, Chinese government officials have been dissatisfied with the data collected by Tesla's dashcams.
Since last year, some Chinese government ministries have banned Tesla from entering Beijing's offices and regularly visit these agencies for business talks with officials. A source told CNN. The source asked not to name it because of the sensitivity of the subject.
Le said the report on the latest restrictions was not particularly surprising given these concerns.
"For me, this is just a continuation of the current policy," he told CNN Business.
Tesla addressed concerns directly and promised to retain data collected from cars sold locally within the Chinese border.
Musk has also personally reassured the Chinese government, met with officials, and sought to launch a compelling attack in the local media.
"There is a very strong incentive to keep information confidential," said the world's wealthiest man at a government-sponsored conference last March.
"If Tesla spies on a car in China or elsewhere, we'll be shut down," he added.
However, these guarantees do not seem to be adequate.
"It's a very delicate time," Le said. "So I think every precaution has been taken."
China is critical
"If this were another country, Elon would have a seizure," he said. "His silence tells me the volume."
"Every leverage point is about to be abused," Le said.
In recent years, Musk has also outlined an ambitious goal of producing 20 million cars by 2030.
But "most of his world domination goals are in China," he said. "Not only from a demand perspective, but also from market access, manufacturing, and friendly policies towards Tesla."
— CNN's Beijing bureau, Steven Jiang and Laura, wrote in this report. Contributed.