Tesla China Shipments Slip in October After Bumper Quarter
- Deliveries fell 5.3% last month from EV maker’s Shanghai plant
- Softness may threaten Tesla’s goal of record sales this year
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Tesla Inc.’s Shanghai factory deliveries slipped in October, the unexpected softness coming after a record quarter for China shipments at Elon Musk’s carmaker.
The US electric vehicle maker shipped 68,280 Model 3 sedans and Model Y sport utility vehicles last month, down 5.3% year-on-year and a sharp 23% contraction from September, preliminary data released Monday by the China Passenger Car Association show.