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Kiwi citizen rises to become Musk's Tesla troubleshooter

AUT graduate Tom Zhu is effectively second-in-command at the US$450b company.

Tom Zhu, Tesla's vice president for Asia Pacific, captured from a YouTube clip of an interview with China's PCAuto.

Will Mace Tue, 24 Jan 2023

A New Zealander is quickly climbing the ranks at electric vehicle maker Tesla, and even being touted as a possible eventual replacement for CEO Elon Musk.

China-born Zhu Xiaotong – also known as Tom Zhu – has taken control of Tesla’s North American manufacturing operations after seeing success

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Will Mace Tue, 24 Jan 2023
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