Tesla agrees to buy LG Chem batteries for China EVs, sources say

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Bloomberg

August 23, 2019 11:00 AM

BEIJING -- Tesla Inc. agreed to buy batteries from South Korea’s LG Chem to be used in electric vehicles produced out in China, according to people familiar with the matter.

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