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Alibaba Drives Tesla To Chinese Marketplace

Tesla Motors has begun taking online orders for the Model S in China through a Tmall.com listing through Alibaba. Tesla offers preconfigured vehicles on Tmall.com, with limited customization. Bloomberg’s Jamie Butters reports on...

Oct 21, 2014

Tesla Motors has begun taking online orders for the Model S in China through a Tmall.com listing through Alibaba.

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