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Tesla aims to start China production this month, report says

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, center, celebrates the groundbreaking of the automaker's factory near Shanghai in January.   (BLOOMBERG)
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YILEI SUN and JOHN RUWITCH
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Reuters
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October 02, 2019 01:09 PM

SHANGHAI -- Tesla's China factory aims to start production this month but it is unclear when it will meet year-end production targets due to uncertainties around orders, labor and suppliers, sources with knowledge of the matter said.

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