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Lin was driving a Model X Long Range carrying his son when he unexpectedly lost control of the car and crashed into a road barrier, causing the white Tesla to catch fire on the spot, according to local media.

Tesla's California plant has an annual capacity of 650,000 units, while its Berlin and Texas plants both have an annual capacity of more than 250,000 units.

In a 94-page report, CITIC Securities shows the entire process of dismantling a Tesla Model 3.

Tesla has opened more than 1,200 Supercharger stations in the Chinese mainland, offering more than 8,700 Superchargers.

Of the 202,000 NEVs exported from China in the first half of the year, Tesla contributed 97,182, or 48 percent.

Tesla is still hiring for hundreds of positions in China, mostly related to production, sales and after-sales service.

Tesla Model Y retail sales in China in June were 52,150 units, well above the second place BYD Song's 31,787 units.

Tom Zhu, president of Tesla China, will oversee Tesla's Asia-Pacific region, a position previously held by a US executive, according to Bloomberg.

Tesla China exported just 968 vehicles in June and delivered 77,938 to Chinese consumers.

BYD and Tesla have earned 1.66 million credits and 1.4 million credits in 2021, valued at about RMB 3.46 billion and RMB 2.93 billion, respectively.