Dispute between eMotor and Elaris escalates
According to Elaris, the Austrian company eMotor had sued Elaris for unfair competition. Elaris is now defending itself with a cease-and-desist declaration and accuses eMotor of damaging its business.
The dispute between the two companies Elaris and eMotor is threatening to escalate. It began with a lawsuit filed by eMotor for unfair competition. According to a statement from eMotor, the German start-up Elaris has no right to sell its Beo car model in Austria. The electric SUV is based on the ET5 from Chinese vehicle manufacturer Nanjing Golden Dragon Bus. According to eMotor, the sole distribution rights for this model in Austria lie with eMotor, which distributes the Skywell ET5.
In addition, eMotor accused the German start-up of collecting money in a profit participation certificate model without sufficiently informing the small investors. The money would be used to pre-finance the vehicles. The Austrian company writes in its press release that Bafin has already investigated the company on suspicion of violating the German Banking Act. However, the start-up Elaris is not aware of any investigations by Bafin. When asked by Startbase, Bafin said that it does not comment on individual companies.
Elaris takes a different view of the overall situation. Since June, the exclusive distribution rights for various European countries, including Germany and Austria, have been held by Elaris, the German start-up told the industry service for electric mobility electrive.net. Elaris has also received a revocation from Nanjing Golden Dragon Bus.
Elaris is now defending itself against the accusations with a cease-and-desist declaration. EMotor had deterred potential business partners of the start-up with untrue and business-damaging statements. Elaris called on the company to "immediately refrain from making any statements in public that are damaging to the credit of Elaris GmbH or an alleged distribution right regarding the eSUV Skywell ET5 (ELARIS Beo) and to correct the statements", the letter reads.
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