My Tesla Podcast: News and stories for the expanding Tesla community

My Tesla Podcast: News and stories for the expanding Tesla community


035: Tesla News: China Sales Plummet?, Elon on Axios, GM Cutbacks

November 28, 2018

In the News:

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Have Tesla sales plummeted in China?

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GM closing assembly plants and firing workers – should Tesla buy a plant and hire the workers?

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Panasonic is moving Tesla battery production from Japan to the US

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In recent interview Elon Musk states that Tesla was weeks away from “near death”

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Sources:

Tesla roller coaster sales in china:
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-tsla-china-october-2018-sales-drop-inaccurate-response/
when Tesla lowered prices in china 6 months ago:
https://money.cnn.com/2018/05/23/technology/tesla-china-lower-prices/index.html
when Tesla raised prices in china 4 months ago:
https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2154498/tesla-raises-prices-china-20pc-adding-us21000
Tesla lowers prices and absorbs some of the tariff impact:
https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-absorbing-import-tariffs-lower-model-s-model-x-price-china/

GM closing plants and firing workers:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/26/business/gm-oshawa-plant/index.html

GM voluntary buyout offer:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/why-general-motors-is-offering-buyouts-to-18000-workers/ar-BBPrzC6

Panasonic moving Tesla battery production to the US:
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Electric-cars-in-China/Tesla-hints-at-seeking-new-battery-suppliers-in-blow-to-Panasonic

Cold weather improvements in 2018.44.2:
https://electrek.co/2018/11/22/tesla-model-3-software-update-cold-weather-issues/