BMW CEO takes another swipe at Tesla, this time on quality

BMW i4 Zipse Munich 2021 show — Zipse introduces the i4 full-electric sedan at the IAA Munich auto show in September. (BMW)

November 10, 2021 04:29 PM

For the second time this year, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse took a public dig at Tesla, singling out quality and reliability as issues that he said set the Germany luxury automaker apart from the electric car leader.

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