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Tesla nears deal to build production facilities in Indonesia: Bloomberg

Tesla makes its electric cars at its gigafactories in Shanghai, Austin, Berlin and Fremont, California and is reportedly set to announce a new factory in Mexico's Nuevo Leon state.

Reuters
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Thu, January 12, 2023

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Tesla nears deal to build production facilities in Indonesia: Bloomberg Starry-eyed: President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is accompanied by SpaceX founder Elon Musk at the SpaceX base in Boca Chica, Texas, the United States on May 14, 2022. (Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau/Laily Rachev). Usage: 3 (Presidential Secretariat Press Bureau/Laily Rachev)

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esla Inc is nearing a preliminary deal to build production facilities in Indonesia with a capacity of one million units, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The country's investment minister confirmed talks with the world's most valuable automaker, the report added.

The electric-vehicle maker and Indonesia's Ministry of Investment did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment.

Tesla makes its electric cars at its gigafactories in Shanghai, Austin, Berlin and Fremont, California and is reportedly set to announce a new factory in Mexico's Nuevo Leon state.

The report said that the talks include plans for production facilities and to facilitate the company's supply chain.

Chief executive Elon Musk said in November that South Korea was among its top candidate locations for a factory it plans to build in Asia for making EVs, according to South Korea's presidential office.

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