• Just after Tesla CEO Elon Musk settled a suit with the SEC, sales figures released on Oct. 2 showed the Model 3 is one of the best-selling sedans in the U.S. That doesn't mean all is well for the struggling automaker. A short list of its lingering challenges:• A U.S. Department of Justice investigation into Musk's tweet about taking the company private• Looming debt payments, including $230 million due in November and $920 million due in March• The expiration of the $7,500 federal tax credit for EV buyers at the end of this year• Headhunting for a chairman, two board members, and a few key executives• Replacing assembly-line tents with actual factories• Updating the Models S and X, which are six and three years old, respectively• Growing EV competition from Audi, Jaguar, and Mercedes-Benz
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