TechnologyTesla results send shares soaring as Gigafactory ramps up production
US electric carmaker sees limited coronavirus impact and aims to sell half million vehicles in 2020
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, seen here at a Jan. 19 news conference, said Wednesday he is “excited and optimistic" about the Shanghai factory's potential.
YIFAN YU, Nikkei staff writer
January 30, 2020 11:47 JST
PALO ALTO, U.S. -- Tesla will "comfortably" sell more than 500,000 vehicles in 2020 as its Shanghai Gigafactory continues to ramp up production, the electric carmaker announced on Wednesday, adding that it expected its operations to suffer little impact from the coronavirus outbreak in China.