Tesla Stock Sinks Toward 2 1/2-year Low After China Price Cuts, Dragging Nio, XPeng And Li Down With It -- MarketWatch

MarketWatch · 01/06/2023 11:26
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Shares of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) took a dive in premarket trading Friday, after the electric vehicle maker cut prices in China again, which also weighed heavily on rival China-based EV makers. Tesla's stock fell 5.1% ahead of the open, putting them on track to open at the lowest price seen since August 2020. The selloff comes even as futures for the S&P 500 gained 0.1%. Through Thursday, it has already shed 10.4% start 2023, after plunging a yearly record 65.0% in 2022. Tesla generated 24% of its total third-quarter revenue from China, and the company's Shanghai factory produces more than half of the EVs sold worldwide. Among Tesla's China-based rivals, shares of Nio Inc. (NIO) slumped 6.5%, XPeng Inc. (XPEV) tumbled 10.0% and Li Auto Inc. (LI) slid 6.9%.

-Tomi Kilgore

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January 06, 2023 06:26 ET (11:26 GMT)

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