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Month: May 2020

Tesla opens Calif. plant in defiance of county orders

Tesla opens Calif. plant in defiance of county orders

Health officials in Alameda County, where the Fremont factory is based, said Monday they had notified the company it could not operate beyond minimum basic operations without an approved plan. CEO Elon Musk tweeted that he would be at the plant and added: “If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.”

Jeep Wrangler tips over in 2 crash tests by auto safety group

Jeep Wrangler tips over in 2 crash tests by auto safety group

The Wrangler — Jeep’s second-best seller in 2019 — was evaluated in three separate driver-side small overlap crash tests — one by FCA and two audit tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In both tests conducted by IIHS, the vehicle tipped onto its passenger side. The four-door Wrangler did not tip over in a test submitted by FCA.