Is in production vs. has been in production

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Can you please take a look at the following sentence:

Tesla Model S is an all electric sedan that is in production since 2012.

Why ‘is in production’ and not ‘has been in production’?

Many thanks,
Torsten

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‘Is In production since 2012’ is anathema to me and surely ‘has been …’ must be the right tense. Alternatively - Is still in production and has been since 2012

Alan

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Hi Alan, that’s exactly what I thought too but the phrase appeared on a high quality documentary made by a British company. That’s what actually surprised me.