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Tag: Tesla China

Tesla to recall Made in China Cars over Safety Issues
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Tesla to recall Made in China Cars over Safety Issues

Beijing, 28th June 2021: Tesla is recalling about 285,000 electric vehicles in China because the cruise-control function can be activated accidentally and cause cars to accelerate suddenly, creating a safety hazard, Chinese authorities have said. In a message to customers on the Chinese social media platform Weibo on Saturday, Tesla said, There are potential safety hazards in extreme cases. China’s market regulator said the recall covers 211,256 Model 3 sedans and 38,599 Model Y compact crossover utility vehicles that were built in China and 35,665 Model 3s that were imported. The cars were produced between December 2019 and this month. The regulator said Tesla plans to upgrade cruise-control software on the vehicles remotely, which would save owners the chore of taking their car...
Delivery of Tesla Made-in-China Model 3 set for December 30
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Delivery of Tesla Made-in-China Model 3 set for December 30

Tesla China told Pixr8 News that they are aiming to begin deliveries of the all-electric Model 3 sedan from December 30th. That’s far earlier than the company’s own estimates, and immensely earlier than what Tesla’s skeptics have suggested.  Monday’s event will deliver Tesla's 15 Model 3 car to local customers that are comprised of Tesla China employees. The first delivery date of the Made-in-China Model 3 marks the 357th day since Tesla and its construction partner started working on the Gigafactory 3 complex, which was then just a plot of land. The speed upon which Gigafactory 3’s Phase 1 zone was completed marks a new record for global automakers currently operating in China.  The Made-in-China Model 3 is Tesla’s key to the local Chinese auto industry, which also corre...
Tesla gets Approval to Start Manufacturing in China
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Tesla gets Approval to Start Manufacturing in China

SHANGHAI, 17th Oct 2019- China’s industry ministry said that the Tesla Inc was added to a government list of approved automotive manufacturers, as it granted the electric-vehicle maker a certificate it needs to start production in the country. The list was published by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. This means “the green light is fully given to Tesla for production in China,” said Yale Zhang, head of the Shanghai-based consultancy Automotive Foresight. Tesla can start production any time, he said Tesla did not immediately respond to an e-mailed request for comment. The $2 billion factory it is building in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai is its first car manufacturing site overseas. Reuters reported earlier this month that Tesla plans to start produc...
Tesla Won’t Sell Stock & Plans to Fund China Factory with Local Debt
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Tesla Won’t Sell Stock & Plans to Fund China Factory with Local Debt

Elon Musk, the well-known entrepreneur who is the CEO of Tesla has announced that his electric car company won’t be raising cash by selling stock. Along with this he also stated that the investment in the new factory to be set up in China is expectedly to be done through a local debt from the bank. Provided that Tesla is burning cash to boost up development of its Model 3 sedan, various investors raised up a query that how will the company continue to fund its operations. To this, the company responded that it is on the path of reaching profitability by improving margin and cutting costs. However, Tesla reported on Wednesday that its quarterly loss rose to $742.7 million which was earlier $401.4 million in the same period last year. In the third quarter, the founder has planned to ma...