(Reuters) – Nikola Corp stated on Wednesday it started production of its electric semi-trucks on March 21.
Chief Executive Officer Mark Russell had stated in a February earnings name that production will start on March 21 and laid out plans to ship 300 to 500 Tre BEV semi-trucks this yr.
Nikola is but to report any income from truck gross sales.
(This model of the story corrects paragraph 1 to say semi-trucks, not pick-up trucks; removes reference to pre-series truck builds in paragraph 1; corrects paragraph 2 to say production will start on March 21, not second quarter)
(Reporting by Yuvraj Malik in Bengaluru; Editing by (*21*) Syamnath)
