ReutersCanada’s respected and trusted news service, give a story late friday morning That said, Tesla is thinking about exporting Teslas made in China to the US, because it’s cheaper to produce Teslas in China and demand for Teslas there doesn’t seem to be what it used to be. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who on Friday is trying to fix Twitter is broken but not in the way that Elon thinks. It took a while to declare the Reuters story “false”,” though Elon says a lot. It’s hard to find anyone to trust!
Quotes Reutersthis is to say that all of these things are possible and that for now, Tesla is just “researching” the issue.
Tesla has been studying whether parts made by China-based suppliers comply with local regulations in North America, and if so, Tesla could ship Model Y cars. and China-made Model 3 for sale there as soon as next year or not. [two people with knowledge of the planning told Reuters]who declined to be named because the matter is private.
That could also open up an export channel to Canada, one of the people said.
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Until recently, Tesla sold or exported every car it could produce in Shanghai, but inventory levels rose by the largest margin ever in October, according to data. from the brokerage firm CMBI.
In addition, factors including a cheaper yuan against the US dollar, lower raw material prices in China and the rise of Tesla and new car prices in the US have combined to make goods Exports from China to the United States are cost-competitive. with knowledge of said plans.
All of this makes sense, although a complicating factor is that Chinese-made cars won’t be eligible for federal tax credits in the US, with final assembly. not in North America. That could also be less of an issue because Teslas cost as much as luxury cars and Tesla buyers may not be the most cost-conscious, because if you’re buying a Tesla it’s probably because you’re buying a Tesla. the desire to have a Tesla.
In any case, Elon’s denial is not very believable because Reuters says that Tesla is just looking at this and, at any point, one can assume that Tesla regulators are looking at anything. It’s also not very believable since Elon is so focused on Twitter right now, it’s been days, and how is he really attached to Tesla these days? In fact, some of the people who benefited from Elon’s purchase of Twitter may be people working at Tesla, as the oddly annoyed CEO has now made a few others breathe. Spend all the time you need there, Elon.
