Woman Who Protested Against Tesla at China Auto Show Now Claims Carmaker Is Suing Her

Read MoreA woman, who jumped on the top of a Tesla car at a Shanghai auto show in April while shouting “brake failure”, has claimed she is now being sued by the electric carmaker for 5 million yuan ($750,000). The woman said via her Weibo social media account on Sept. 27 that Tesla is suing her for reputation damage. The woman–who reportedly is surnamed Zhang–said she received a request for pre-litigation mediation from the People’s Court of Qingpu District of Shanghai city issued on Aug. 14, which says if no agreement is reached, the case will enter the trial procedure. Zhang also posted a photo of Tesla’s civil complaint against her. The alleged complaint listed Tesla’s three litigation requests with the first asking her to issue a statement of apology on her Weibo account, which should last no less than 30 days, and publicly apologize on national media. The second request was …