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Elon Musk Declares Tesla 'Real Car Company' After Production Milestone

Tesla manufactured 5,000 of its Model 3 sedans last week, passing a self-imposed production milestone and prompting CEO Elon Musk to declare it a “real car company.”

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson checks in on Tesla with Johana Bhuiyan (@JMBooyah), senior transportation editor for Recode.

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