Musk’s moment of truth arrives as Made-in-China Teslas roll out

A China-made Tesla Model 3 vehicle is seen at a delivery ceremony in the Shanghai Gigafactory of the US electric car maker in Shanghai, China at the beginning of the year. - Reuters

BEIJING: Elon Musk’s decision to assemble Tesla Inc cars in China required years of planning and billions of dollars in spending. Now comes the challenging part.

The electric Model 3 sedans rolling off the assembly line at Tesla’s Shanghai plant - its first outside the US - face a market where total vehicle sales are expected to fall for a third straight year.