China Commentary

Tesla can thank Trump, Beijing for speedy China launch

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What’s helping Tesla’s cause is its new plant near Shanghai, which just started delivering vehicles to public customers in January. (Bloomberg/Bloomberg)
January 09, 2020 06:11 PM

SHANGHAI -- It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. The U.S. trade war has sapped the Chinese economy, dampened local vehicle demand and rendered global automakers, including General Motors, unable to export China-built vehicles to the United States.

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