Auto Group Says Tesla’s China Sales Plunge; Company’s Shares Slide

Auto Group Says Tesla’s China Sales Plunge; Company’s Shares Slide
A Tesla Model S P85d car is displayed at the 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in Shanghai on April 20, 2015. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI—Tesla Inc.’s vehicle sales in China sank 70 percent last month from a year ago, the country’s passenger car association told Reuters on Nov. 27, underscoring how the Sino-U.S. trade war is hurting the U.S. electric carmaker.

Tesla’s share price fell 1.8 percent on early Nov. 27 following the report which came out during the Asian business day. Hours later, the company responded from its headquarters in California, calling the industry group’s report “wildly inaccurate.”