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Tesla (TSLA) maintains PT & BUY rating from Canaccord

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Canaccord Genuity analyst George Gianarikas reiterated the investment bank’s Tesla price target of $234 and maintained the company’s BUY rating. In a note released last week, Gianarikas provided some insight into Tesla’s production and delivery numbers in the first quarter. year over year. Adventure 2 – Supply issue.

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Tesla plans to leverage data center in China to train self-driving algorithm: report

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Tesla is planning to utilize a data center in China to train its self-driving algorithm as the company continues to develop fully autonomous electric vehicles, a new report states. According to one of the sources, Tesla has spoken to Nvidia about buying graphic processing units for the potential Chinese data processing center.

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Tesla launches new ‘financial leasing’ product to buy cars with 0% down payment

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Tesla has launched a new financial product called “financial leasing” that enables customers to buy its cars with no down payment. It’s currently only available in China.

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Tesla China announces 0% down ‘Financial Leasing’ with buy-out options

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Tesla China has announced a new “Financial Leasing” plan for more affordability as it offers the option of 0% down to purchase a vehicle, as well as several other financing options. Widespread EV adoption is already occurring in China, and Tesla is among the most popular manufacturers in the market.

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Nikkei analysis finds Tesla relies on China for 40% of battery supply chain

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China was the largest supplier of materials for the lithium-ion batteries used in Tesla’s EVs, constituting 39% of the 61 companies in the storage battery category, based on Nikkei’s analysis of the supply chain. China accounted for 40% of the 42 firms engaged in nonferrous smelting excluding aluminum smelters.

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Aramco, Shandong Energy to collaborate on downstream projects in China; cooperation across H2, renewables and carbon capture technologies

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The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco), one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, and Shandong Energy Group, are exploring collaboration on integrated refining and petrochemical opportunities in China. Shandong Energy Group is the third-largest coal mining group in China in terms of production volume.

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IPSOS study finds private cars jump to 1st place as preferred means of transport in China; protection against infection

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This could increase the desire to buy a car. One of the key findings of the Ipsos study: Two-thirds of all respondents who do not currently own a vehicle want to buy a car within six months. —Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China. Production has already restarted at 22 of 24 Volkswagen locations in China.

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