Tesla: the Berlin site victim of an “arson” – 03/05/2024 at 12:10


(AOF) – Tesla is expected to fall in the pre-market on Wall Street after having to shut down and evacuate its German factory located near Berlin this Tuesday due to an arson attack. “In the early hours of the morning, there was a power outage on the public network, probably due to an arson, which led to the cessation of production,” a spokesperson for the manufacturer told AFP, specifying that it does not know when production could resume. The regional government spoke of an “arson” targeting an electricity pylon near the site.

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The French automobile market recorded its tenth consecutive month of growth in October 2023 with 152,383 registrations of new passenger vehicles (+22% year-on-year). It increased by 16.49% over the first 10 months of 2023, with 1.44 million registrations, almost as many as in 2022 (1.52 million) but much less than the level of 2019 (2.2 million ). However, the forecast indicators are not good because new orders fell by 13% at the end of September 2023. The slowdown in orders could be explained by inflation, the rise in interest rates, and more prudent management of their cash flow by companies (half of the market). If Stellantis (Peugeot, Citroën, Fiat, Opel, Jeep) remains the leader of the French market, with a market share greater than 28%, the Renault group (Renault, Dacia, Alpine) benefited from good performances in October 2023, with almost 31% additional new registrations over one year. The French group represents 24.6% of the private car market.



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