Ride-hailing platform Shenma Zhuanche has called out US electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Tesla for quality issues, claiming that problems with the automaker’s vehicles have cost the company up to RMB 6.5 million (around $965,000).

With nearly 280 Tesla vehicles in its fleet, Shenma asserts that it is the largest buyer of the company’s vehicles in the Asia Pacific region. However, Shenma said in a post on microblogging platform Weibo on Friday that 20% of the Teslas it owns have had electromechanical issues.

The company also claimed that Tesla’s after-sales service is “unsatisfactory,” and inefficiency when dealing with complaints has directly impacted its services, with the average disruption time from repairs and maintenance lasting 45 days.

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