Tesla slashes prices in China, other Asian markets as sales stumble- Summary- Companies- Tesla's first major move since Zhu appointment to oversee output- Prices down 13% to 24% from Sept in China - Reuters calculations- EV maker also cuts prices in Japan, South Korea and AustraliaSHANGHAI, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O) cut prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday, fuelling forecasts of a wider price war amid weaker demand in the world's largest autos market.The U.S. automaker also cut prices on its best-selling Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles in Japan, South Korea and Australia in what a person with direct knowledge of the plan said was part of an effort to help stoke demand for output from its Shanghai factory, its single largest production hub.But last month CEO Elon Musk said "radical interest rate changes" had affected the affordability of all cars, new and used, and that Tesla could cut prices to sustain volume growth.The latest cut in China, along with another in October and recent incentives for Chinese buyers, mean a 13% to 24% reduction in Tesla's prices from September in its second-largest market after the United States, Reuters calculations showed.Grace Tao, Tesla's vice president in charge of external communications in China, said on Weibo that the price cuts in China reflected engineering innovation and answered Beijing's call to encourage economic development and consumption."