Tesla will form a new division of its manufacturing business in Greater China as part of its revamping plan.
Tom Zhu, who took over as vice president of APAC operations from Robin Ren in 2018, will head the division, they said. Zhu will continue to lead the Shanghai factory operation, which he took charge of last year after managing other aspects of Tesla’s China business, including the rollout of its supercharger stations.The Asia-Pacific region’s other teams will report to Tesla’s head office in Palo Alto, California, they said.Neither did Musk. A Tesla representative in China directed Bloomberg to the company’s US headquarters.