"FBI Investigates Possible Tesla Deception" | Auto News

The FBI stepped up its investigation into the deception of investors by the electric car manufacturer Tesla. The car company may have given wrong figures on the production of Model 3, the latest type of Tesla, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Tesla recently reached an agreement with the SEC on the same subject. This was mainly about CEO tweets, Elon Musk, about his company's withdrawal from the fair but reports on auto production were also removed.

Now that a civil proceeding has been avoided through this settlement, a criminal case is still going on. the lurking. In mid-September, Tesla claimed to have provided information to the prosecution. At that time, it was still unclear that the investigation concerned model 3 and corresponded to the period from the beginning of 2017.

The company said in a statement of cooperation, but for months, it n & # 39; There was nothing to hear from the floor. "No subpoenas, no filing requests or other formal steps." No additional requests for documents have been received. "

Tesla is under the scrutiny of investors who believe in the company who earn a lot of money or who lose a lot of money, and who spend a lot of money on the development of cars. and get production running, and huge debts.

Model 3 is an important piece of the puzzle in Tesla's strategy, which until the launch of this car particularly expensive cars made the model 3 Tesla's first mass production vehicle, and with it the car with which to write black numbers, the latter was a success, according to the quarterly figures of the company for this week.

News about Model 3 is closely followed. Topman Musk has regularly shared updates on development and production via Twitter. Production has also been enhanced with all kinds of artifacts, for example by setting up an ad-hoc production line in a tent.