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Autocraft Bodywerks Expands Service with New North Austin Location Dedicated 100% to Tesla!

AUSTIN, Texas -- Autocraft Bodywerks, Austin's premier automotive collision repair center located at 5411 Wasson Rd, Austin, Texas, has opened a second location at 12131 Roxie Drive in North Austin, Autocraft Principal Chris Raeder announced today.

The new location will be dedicated exclusively to the repair and restoration of all Tesla models and is now open for estimates, bodywork and painting.

According to Principal Chris Raeder, "Our General Manager, Tammie Harper, will manage the new location, possibly making her the first female GM of a body shop dedicated exclusively to Tesla, in the entire country."

He adds, "Of course we want the community to know about our new location, but we also want them to know that during this Covid-19 crisis, we have taken exceptional measures at both locations to prevent the spread of the virus and to protect the health and safety of our customers and our employees. In addition to sanitizing our lobbies and bathroom facilities daily, our detail department is completely sanitizing each vehicle inside and out prior to delivery back to the guest.

"We've been serving the Austin community since 1984 and the time had come for us to expand our operations by adding a location in North Austin. What makes our new location unique is that it is dedicated 100% to repairing Tesla vehicles. This expansion will increase our capacity and allow us to shorten our delivery time while continuing to provide our customers with the very best collision repair available. Our Wasson Road location will continue the repair and restoration of Tesla, Lexus, Acura, Honda and all vehicle brands in Austin and surrounding communities, just as we have for 35 years."

"We're truly excited," explains Autocraft Bodywerks General Manager Tammie Harper, "to be able to provide Tesla owners throughout Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Pflugerville and Georgetown with a Tesla Approved Body Shop that is dedicated exclusively to the repair of their Tesla. Our new, state-of-the-art facility has been designed and equipped specifically for Tesla using our special brand of quality collision repair, using only Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) replacement parts. This will be exciting news for Tesla owners throughout our region."

Autocraft Bodywerks, now with locations in South Austin and North Austin, is a locally owned and operated Austin, Texas collision repair business that has been restoring Automotive Dreams Since 1984. Autocraft is a Tesla Approved Body Shop, with the training and equipment, including 14,000 square feet of dedicated aluminum repair facilities (South and North locations combined), to handle all aspects of Tesla collision repairs.

In addition, the shop is a Lexus Authorized Collision Center. As a ProFirst Certified shop, certified by American Honda, Autocraft Bodywerks is qualified to repair all Acura and Honda vehicles to the highest standards. Autocraft is the premiere I-CAR Gold Class Austin based body shop specializing in the repair and restoration of luxury vehicles. Autocraft Bodywerks combines the latest technology and the most comprehensive training available to repair damaged vehicles and restore them to the original manufacturer specifications for performance and structural integrity.

Autocraft is also Certified by Assured Performance to repair Infiniti vehicles. The team of collision repair specialists at Autocraft Bodywerks has years, and in many cases, decades of experience in automotive collision repair.

Autocraft Bodywerks is Aluminum Certified and is approved in the repair of both Lexus, Tesla, Acura, Infiniti, Fiat, and Alpha Romeo luxury vehicles. Autocraft Bodywerks uses only OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) replacement parts and our South Austin location services all makes and models specializing in luxury vehicles including Tesla, Lexus, Acura, Honda, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Infiniti, Land Rover, Jaguar and more. Autocraft Bodywerks proudly supports the Center for Child Protection, the South Austin Pregnancy Resource Center, St. John Neumann Catholic Church, Relevant Radio and the Regents School of Austin.

For more information about Autocraft Bodywerks services please call Autocraft Bodywerks South at 512-441-7444, Autocraft Bodywerks North (Tesla Only) at 737-238-3752, or visit http://www.autocraftbodywerks.com/.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Tammie Harper
737-238-3752
Email: Tammie@AutocraftBodywerks.com

Related link: http://www.autocraftbodywerks.com/

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Battery-gate? Warranty-gate? Charge-gate? Tesla Under Fire After Series Of Class Action Lawsuits

IRVINE, Calif. -- The Law Offices of Edward C. Chen have filed a series of class action lawsuits against Tesla, Inc. for issues relating to the recent battery fires that have occurred worldwide and for Tesla's used/certified pre-owned car sales.

The first lawsuit, titled "Hugh Nguyen v. Tesla, Inc.," case number 8:19-cv-01422-JLS-JDE, filed in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, arose after Tesla's continuous denial of a battery replacement for Nguyen's Tesla Model S 60 vehicle.

Our client purchased a used, certified pre-owned (CPO) Tesla vehicle in late 2017. Despite promising a full inspection of the car prior to purchase, Tesla failed to disclose any material information regarding any inspection that was done and failed to inform Nguyen that his car was only capable of reaching 166 miles at maximum battery capacity as opposed to the EPA rated 210 mile estimate for the same year's model.

After nearly two years of back-and-forth with Tesla, it was also discovered that Tesla had potentially failed to display and provide purchasers of its used vehicles with the written "Buyer's Guide" form as required by federal law. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the governmental authority tasked with enforcing the law and can fine offenders and used-car dealers like Tesla with penalties of up to $42,350 per violation.

It is estimated that over 13,000 used, certified pre-owned, Tesla vehicles were sold by Tesla beginning from April 2015. Based on these numbers alone, Tesla would therefore be subject to a payment of penalties for $500 million - or more if the FTC were to seek the maximum penalty per violation in a separate enforcement action.

The second lawsuit, titled "David Rasmussen v. Tesla, Inc.," case number 5:19-cv-04596-VDM was filed in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and arose after owners of affected Tesla vehicles began reporting significant range decreases following a series of software updates in May 2019 that appear to have bene issued by Tesla in response to recent cases of battery fires worldwide.

After several months of investigating potential causes for the range decrease, it appears that the most likely culprit is that Tesla discovered a widespread defect involving its Model S and Model X vehicles and knew that their vehicles would be at a high risk of catching on fire if charged to 4.2 volts, or 100% capacity, as advertised and sold to customers.

Lead counsel Edward Chen commented, "Tesla advertises these cars by their battery capacities like 60, 70, 75, 85 kWH etc. Tesla sold these cars with the advertised capacities and knew that they wouldn't be safe if charged fully to max battery capacity. Tesla knew that they shipped out and delivered cars with this defect, yet they failed to inform customers of the defect. They thought that they could sneak around disclosure by using software updates to limit the ability to fully charge the batteries. What happened after, of course, is that owners like [David] my client saw an immediate range drop of approximately 30 miles or so after updating his car with Tesla's updates [2019.16.1 and 2019.16.2].

What's even worse is Tesla's failure to acknowledge the fact that their own software updates limited the battery cap and throttled performance of their cars. They knew this and blatantly lied to people like [David] my client when he tried to get his battery replaced under warranty.

Tesla told customers like David that the range loss he was experiencing was 'normal' despite the obvious fact that a loss in range of approximately 30 miles suddenly and practically overnight is not normal degradation by any means. This is no different than what Apple did to their older iPhones in the throttling and performance case.

Tesla has taken the official stance that it issued these updates to 'improve the longevity of these batteries', when all that really means is that they are attempting to mitigate their liability and are seeking to avoid having to replace all of these batteries under warranty. This is no different than what Apple did by throttling the performance of its older iPhones."

The 19-count complaint alleges that Tesla violated the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act 18 U.S.C 1030, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act 15 U.S.C 2030 and various violations state law and includes fraud causes of action.

If you or someone you know has purchased a car from Tesla and have been denied a rightful under-warranty repair, you may be able to recover a portion of costs and damages by joining in the suit as class member.

For more information: https://edchenlaw.com/.

About the Law Offices of Edward C. Chen:

Based in Irvine, California, the Law Offices of Edward C. Chen is Southern California's top choice when it comes to helping clients achieve success with their legal matters. The firm is founded by Traditional Values that allow for Creative Solutions in order to achieve the most Effective Results.

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