Tesla enters into agreement with Chinese lenders for Gigafactory
Tesla Inc said on Thursday it signed an agreement with lenders in China for a 12-month facility of up to 3.5 billion yuan ($521 million) for the electric carmaker`s Gigafactory in Shanghai.
Tesla Inc said on Thursday it signed an agreement with lenders in China for a 12-month facility of up to 3.5 billion yuan ($521 million) for the electric carmaker`s Gigafactory in Shanghai.
The company broke ground on the factory in January, and a Shanghai city government official said on Wednesday that the facility is expected to be completed in May.
Tesla has said that the Gigafactory will cost around $2 billion.
Producing cars locally is likely to help the company minimize the impact of the U.S.-China trade war, which has forced Tesla to adjust prices of its U.S.-made cars in China.
Keeping prices in check will also help Tesla fend off competition from a swathe of domestic electric vehicle startups such as Nio Inc, Byton and XPeng Motors.
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