Tesla starts offering cars in China with no Chinese name

While Tesla Motors has commenced offering its Model S sedans in China, it still cannot use its Chinese brand name due to an ongoing trademark row in the country. "Te Si La," the brand’s Chinese name best known among Chinese consumers has been
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MattDarringer - 12/23/2013 5:42:34 PM

+1 Boost

Or they could call is Tezzla and be done...

Runamukk - 12/24/2013 8:43:03 AM

+1 Boost

How about Tesra?

HughJass - 12/24/2013 10:06:27 AM

+1 Boost

Because like most Asian companies and countries, they simply copyright/patent an existing IP and then count it towards their annual innovation count.

Stupid that iPad in China is a Chinese invented product because some guy can fill out the proper paperwork, or Tesla is a Chinese car brand because someone decided to patent the name, therefore take the credit in China for invented the Tesla.

Their usefulness will be shortlived. The Japanese saw it, the Koreans are seeing it, the Chinese are starting to see it, now its Vietnam's turn to benefit from our country's hunger for cheap crap.