The 50-year-old billionaire, wearing a black cowboy hat and sunglasses, made the comments at the opening of Tesla's new $1.1 billion factory in Texas

US EV maker forced to continue suspension of production lines at Shanghai factory after authorities extended Covid lockdown restrictions

US automaker had planned to resume production of Model 3 and Model Y cars on Friday but has now pushed back its restart date

Tesla plans to start work on a new plant in Shanghai as soon as next month as part of a plan to more than double production capacity in China to meet growing demand for its cars, sources claim