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billion, and Tesla, of course, represents a revolution in the autoindustry. 260 in 2018 and No. . “Tesla made a huge jump again this year, 35 spots from number 100 up to number 65. Tesla’s profits shot up more than 600% last year to $5.5 383 on the list. 144 in 2019. Tesla took the No.
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