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Tesla, Inc.: Considerable Near-Term Credit Risk and Significant Long-Term Equity Potential - Tesla Has Both

CORPORATES ISSUER IN-DEPTH 10 August 2017 RATINGS Tesla, Inc. Corporate Family Rating B2 Senior Unsecured Rating B3 Outlook Stable Source: Moody's Investors Service Contacts Bruce Clark 212-553-4814 Senior Vice President [email protected] Robert Jankowitz 212-553-1318 MD-Corporate Finance [email protected] Michael Cavanagh 212-553-2879
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Tesla Inc

Tesla designs, develops, manufactures, sells and leases electric vehicles and energy generation and storage systems, and provides services related to its products. The company operates as two reportable segments: automotive, which includes the design, development, manufacturing, sales, and leasing of electric vehicles as well as sales of automotive regulatory credits; and energy generation and storage, which includes the design, manufacture, installation, sales, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, services related to such products, and sales of solar energy system incentives.

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Moody's Investors Service
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