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Tesla misunderstood 'positive' Model 3 rating: Consumer Reports

Tesla launched production of the Model 3, its newest car, over the summer

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Tesla said earlier in the month that “production bottlenecks” had left Tesla behind its planned ramp-up for the new Model 3 mass-market sedan. (Photo: Reuters)

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Consumer Reports said on Friday that Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) had apparently misunderstood the “average” reliability rating the magazine assigned to the electric carmaker’s Model 3 sedan this week, calling it generally “positive” for an all-new vehicle.

Tesla criticised the rating on Thursday, saying “it’s important to note that Consumer Reports has not yet driven a Model 3, let alone do they know anything substantial about how the Model 3 was designed and engineered.”

The rating for the Model 3, which is lower priced than earlier Tesla models and aimed at giving the Silicon Valley automaker mass market appeal, was part of magazine’s