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Tesla Buys Automated Machine Maker Amid Production Problems
- Perbix had been supplier to carmaker for almost three years
- Musk alluded to machines ‘limping along,’ holding back Model 3
Production Bottlenecks Stall Tesla's Model 3 Ramp Up
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Tesla Inc. has acquired Perbix, a closely held maker of automated machines used for manufacturing, as the electric-car maker struggles to boost production of its most important new model.
Perbix has been a supplier to the automaker led by Elon Musk for almost three years, according to a Tesla spokesman, who declined to disclose the terms of the deal. James Dudley, Perbix’s president, will receive about $10.5 million in Tesla stock, according to a regulatory filing.