TSLA China Reality Checks - Sales Tax Cut and GF3 Ramp
On August 30th, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced its purchase tax exemption for Tesla Motors (TSLA US) ...
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EV Batteries Monthly: Battery Makers Look Upstream While Panasonic/Toyota Target Hybrids
The highlights for August are as follows: Panasonic Corp (6752 JP) prefers to strengthen its bond with Toyota Motor (7203 JP) and capitalise on...
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US Auto Demand in August: Strong U.S. SAAR Driven by Labor Day Weekend Kickoff
August SAAR of 17.07m units (+0.8% YoY, +1.1% MoM) were driven largely by two factors according to our observations: Rising incentives and the...
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Tesla's Cash-Strapped Shanghai Plant Construction Is Hurtling Forward--What Could Go Wrong?
Tesla Motors (TSLA US) has finally received its "first comprehensive acceptance certificate" from inspectors of its hurriedly constructed assembly...
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LG Chem, Samsung SDI & Panasonic: Tesla GF3 Battery Situation
We heard this LG Chem/Tesla story from Bloomberg last Friday. LG Chem still stays mum on this, and Tesla isn't saying anything either. But has...
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