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Tesla’s Elon Musk tasks top China executive to aid ramp at Texas gigafactory

Published 08/12/2022, 19:46
Updated 08/12/2022, 19:46
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By Michael Elkins

According to a late Wednesday report by Bloomberg, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has asked longtime executive and the company's president in China, Tom Zhu, to help run the carmaker's new plant in Austin, Texas as the facility prepares to ramp up production. Zhu has a lot of experience under his belt, he oversaw Giga Shanghai from its construction to its operations.

Citing individuals reportedly familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News noted that Zhu is in Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas facility this week. He reportedly even brought along some of his engineering team from China to help him oversee the ramp of Gigafactory Texas.

For now, it remains to be seen how long the Tesla China top executive will be at Gigafactory Texas. It is also unclear if he would be retaining his responsibilities at Tesla Asia Pacific.

Shares of TSLA are down 0.99% in mid-day trading on Thursday.

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