Electric car company Tesla Inc. was ordered by a Beijing court to compensate the buyer of the Model S car. The carmaker had hidden the structural damage on a vehicle that is sold on its official website.

According to online media outlet Sina, the Chinese ruled that Tesla should pay more than $168,420 to compensate the buyer, after it was discovered that part of the vehicle had been cut and welded back together, on Friday. Tesla confirmed the decision in a statement to Bloomberg News and said it would appeal the ruling to a higher court. According to the report, the Tianjin-based buyer purchased a used Model S for 379,700 yuan last year which the automaker guaranteed had no “significant" damage. 

He then sued the automaker after the vehicle had breakdown issues and consequently discovered that part of the body had been cut and welded.

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