Tesla makes last-ditch Model 3 delivery push as pressures mount

Since starting Model 3 deliveries in July of last year, Tesla has pushed back production goals for the car several times, citing issues with battery output and automating its assembly lines. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg)

By:

Dana Hull

April 02, 2018 05:00 AM

SAN FRANCISCO -- With pressure escalating after one of the worst weeks in its almost 15-year-history, Tesla raced to manufacture and deliver its mission-critical Model 3 sedan to burnish the numbers it's about to report to rattled investors.

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