Tesla Slashes Prices of China-Made EVs as Competition Heats Up
Following a looming recession in China, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), through its CEO, has announced price cuts on its models so that the company can meet its target of delivering a predetermined number of electric vehicles in China. China’s economy was hit hard by COVID-19, which stoked economic worries in recent months. This price reduction was taken after Tesla produced the Model 3 and Model Y, two of its most potent cars, at its Shanghai Giga plant, boosting manufacturing capacity there by 30%. These models have to contend with other new models being introduced by its rivals on the Chinese…