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Re:Tesla acquires German battery assembly line maker supplyi... by rmujica on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:10PM (#24665311)
Shouldn't this ring any anti-trust bell?
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Re:Tesla acquires German battery assembly line maker supplyi... by pkaye on Friday October 02, 2020 @02:32PM (#24665558)
Why would that be the case? Its a small company that was already in financial trouble.

> The company was in financial trouble and there were reports that it was about to close its doors.

> Now we learn that Tesla reportedly swooped in and bought the company of 210 employees.

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Re:Tesla acquires German battery assembly line maker supplyi... by maxharris on Friday October 02, 2020 @06:59PM (#24667889)
At present, Tesla's share of the auto market is miniscule. 92 million autos were made in 2019, and at present Tesla has produced a total of a million vehicles over the past 17 years.
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