Tesla Manager Leaves as Musk Prepares for China Expansion

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Tesla Motors Inc.’s general manager in China has left the company as the electric-car maker gears up to gain a foothold in the world’s largest auto market.

General Manager Kingston Chang is no longer with the company, Tesla Vice President Veronica Wu said in an e-mail today, declining to provide further comment. Sina.com reported he resigned because of personal reasons. Chang, who joined Tesla from Volkswagen AG’s Bentley about a year ago, didn’t answer calls to his mobile phone or reply to text messages.