Popular electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc's plans to enter
the world's biggest auto market have stalled after a businessman in China claimed
trademark rights to the name, according to people close to the California-based
company.
The maker of the best-selling United States electric car,
the premium Model S sedan with a price tag of US$70,000, had originally hoped
to launch a flagship showroom in Beijing at the start of the year, according to
three sources, but has had to put that idea on hold due in part to the
trademark issue.