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Why is Tesla struggling with the Model 3?

Tesla Model S cars, which experts say require less welding than the Model 3s, are assembled in Fremont, Calif.
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Katie Burke
October 16, 2017 05:00 AM

What's behind Tesla's manufacturing woes? It could be something as simple as steel.

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