Tesla Throws Berlin Bash Before High-Stakes Production Push

A Tesla fan waits for Elon Musk at the carmaker’s factory construction site in August.

Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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Elon Musk was back in Germany this past weekend, hosting hordes of fans at Tesla’s still-unfinished factory near Berlin. The U.S. carmaker welcomed thousands of people at the plant for an Oktoberfest-style county fair Saturday, featuring Model Y joyrides, a ferris wheel and DJs blasting electronic dance music.