Tesla delivers first Chinese-built Model 3

SHANGHAI. Tesla has started delivering Model 3 electric cars built at its Shanghai factory in just under a year since it began work on the $2 billion plant, a record for global automakers in China, and said it would ramp up deliveries from next month. The US electric vehicle maker marked the start with an event yesterday where 15 Tesla employees received cars they had purchased, one of whom took the opportunity to propose marriage to his girlfriend after getting his new set of wheels. The Chinamade Model 3 sedans are priced at 355,800 yuan (Dh183,625 or $50,000) before subsidies. Imported Model 3 vehicles start at 439,000 yuan for the longerrange version.