Motoring

Tesla nears final trial production of revamped Model 3

The company last week wrote to customers in Ireland informing them that the right-hand drive Model S will not be available in Ireland

Tesla contributed almost one-quarter of Shanghai’s total automotive production value last year

Tesla is nearing the final stages before starting trial production of its revamped Model 3 in Shanghai, which Elon Musk is betting will compete more effectively with Chinese rivals.

The company last week wrote to customers in Ireland informing them that the right-hand drive Model S will not be available in Ireland “for the forseeable future”.

The revised version of the Model 3, Tesla’s first mass market EV that helped propel the company to profitability, ...