Hyperdrive
Elon Musk in China to Break Ground for First Tesla Factory Outside U.S.
- A local factory would shield Tesla against import tariffs
- But trade war, stock slump have hit car sales in China market
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After four years of planning, Tesla Inc. finally broke ground on its planned $5 billion factory in the world’s biggest auto market. But the timing couldn’t be more inauspicious.