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Tesla.fr Domain Redirected To BMW i

8 years ago James Ayre

Editor’s Update: Tesla.fr redirected to the BMW i site this morning when I saw the post on the Tesla Motors Club forum, but it is no longer doing so, with only the BMW favicon still showing in the browser bar. So, I’m assuming whoever was engaging in these shenanigans apparently had a change of heart, or BMW somehow blocked the redirect, or some other third party stepped in to block the redirect.

Domain squatting is nothing new. And I’m sure that there are people who have made literally tons of money off the looked-down-upon money-making strategy — even if many have also been sued into oblivion.

If you’ll recall, Tesla has already had some trouble in China with this sort of activity. Similar trouble seems to be latent in the French market as well, with Tesla.fr apparently being owned by someone looking to eventually sell the domain.

A post this morning on the Tesla Motors Club forum by “fren” brought the situation to our attention — revealing that the Tesla.fr domain redirects to the BMW i website.

Maintaining a site that’s well monetized would probably be a better strategy, so that funds continue to come in while a sale is put together, in my opinion. So, who knows what the owner is thinking. Tesla.fr probably gets quite a fair bit of traffic….

Any thoughts to share?

James Ayre

James Ayre's background is predominantly in geopolitics and history, but he has an obsessive interest in pretty much everything. After an early life spent in the Imperial Free City of Dortmund, James followed the river Ruhr to Cofbuokheim, where he attended the University of Astnide. And where he also briefly considered entering the coal mining business. He currently writes for a living, on a broad variety of subjects, ranging from science, to politics, to military history, to renewable energy.

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john
john
7 years ago

There are heaps of people who are techno savvy who will register a name and try to leverage the value to themselves because the company has to register the nick.
I can not understand why Tesla has not registered its name in every country in the world.
Note to Tesla, just register your name like everywhere please to save the hassle.

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