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Tesla again delays Model 3 production

SAN FRANCISCO –– Production hell continues at Tesla.

The new Model 3, crucial to the company's success, won't hit full-scale production until the end of June, Tesla said Wednesday –– nearly a year after the company began manufacturing the car in small numbers.

Throughout last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk trumpeted a production level of 5,000 a week by December 2017. In November, he pushed that goal to the end of March 2018. Now that target won't be hit until

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