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Tesla dispatches Shanghai boss, aides to jump-start U.S. output

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December 22, 2022 03:38 PM

SHANGHAI -- Tesla's China chief Tom Zhu and a team of his reports has been brought in to troubleshoot production issues in the U.S., fueling talk among colleagues he is being groomed for a bigger role at a time when CEO Elon Musk has been distracted by Twitter.

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