I wasn’t expecting to see a Tesla booth at the Los Angeles Auto Show, much less meet the elusive Model 3, sitting front and center at the doorway of South Hall. Its influence was all over L.A., with emulators taking advantage of the vehicle’s year-plus wait list to catch up. Tesla had initially projected ramping up to 5,000 units per week by the end of the year. As of the end of November Tesla had built and sold a mere 712 units, according to InsideEVs. If Tesla were to run out of money today, by tomorrow Chinese and Arab investors would be dueling in the streets over it.

Source: Wall Street Journal December 08, 2017 15:00 UTC