Tesla Faces Deepening Criminal Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures

FBI investigation follows company’s settlement of separate civil charges with SEC

Dana Cimilluca,

Susan Pulliam and

Aruna Viswanatha

Updated Oct. 26, 2018 2:52 p.m. ET

Tesla Inc., with a fresh civil fraud settlement now behind it, faces a new legal problem: a deepening criminal investigation.

Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are examining whether Tesla misstated information about production of its Model 3 sedans and misled investors about the company’s business going back to early 2017, people familiar with the matter say.

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Tesla Faces Deepening Probe Over Whether It Misstated Production Figures