Tesla requires suppliers to avoid Chinamade parts for US cars Report
News Source : CNA
News Summary
- The Elon Musk-led automaker and its suppliers have already replaced some China-made components.
- They aim to switch all other components to those made outside of China in the next year or two, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- Tesla has been increasing North American sourcing for its US factories for two years amid tariff threats, Reuters reported in April.
- General Motors this week told thousands of suppliers to remove China- made components from their supply chains.
- US President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs and bouts of industry panic over potential rare earth bottlenecks and chip shortages have auto companies rethinking their reliance on China.
Tesla is now requiring its suppliers to exclude Chinamade components in the manufacturing of its cars in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday (Nov 14).The Elon Muskled au [+1448 chars]
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