Tesla Commits To Localized Production In China Within Three Years

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: March 31st, 2015

tesla commits to localized production in china within three years

Aiming to build confidence among Chinese consumers, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has pledged his company will begin local production in China within three years.

Xinhua reports that until then, imports from the United States will continue because the factory still has capacity left to grow into. Once that occurs, however, Musk says it would only be sensible to “localize production in China for the Chinese market, in Europe for the European market.”

Though Musk and Tesla haven’t had the best time in China since importation began in mid-2013 — ranging from sales issues and speculators, to range anxiety and consumer preferences — the CEO is optimistic about the future of his company’s work in the market, taking the long-term view as the basis for said optimism.

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Bigtruckseriesreview @ Youtube on Mar 31, 2015

If America opened its borders to Cuba and even IRAN and sold those people "stuff", it would create countless jobs for Americans. I feel like I'm surrounded by the most anti-American, anti-free-market TRAITORS ever known and that every single thing they are doing makes this country less competitive and weakens us from within. TESLA should be able to build their cars HERE and sell them OVER THERE.

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- Wmba on Mar 31, 2015
  
  How were those coconuts in the Seychelles, anyway? Did you get a good chance to tell those foreigners what utter dopes they are? Tesla is perfectly free to sell US made cars in PRC. It just cannot sell many of them and it wants to sell more. Who cares?
  
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- Bigtruckseriesreview @ Youtube on Mar 31, 2015
  
  @wmba I leave for Dubai/Seychelles on Friday. Haven't left yet.
  
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- Superdessucke on Mar 31, 2015
  
  Right. I'm wondering if television, computer, furniture, cookware, cell phone, car charger, clothing, shoe, and other manufacturers who make goods in that low wage cesspool will consider building up my confidence by making the stuff here?
  
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TrailerTrash on Mar 31, 2015

Second day of the week... So yet another Tesla story. A car that sell 2 K a month gets yet MORE face time. Keep promoting since you must have Tesla stock you need to help.

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- SCE to AUX on Mar 31, 2015
  
  Out of some 278 car models sold in the US in 2014, the Model S outsold 141 of them - including the Chevy Volt, Acura ILX, every Porsche model, and the entire Jaguar line. Those other cars receive plenty of press, too.
  
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Vent-L-8 on Mar 31, 2015

that is the price of admission to sell in China

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PandaBear on Mar 31, 2015

The biggest reason I think is the tax incentive in electric car there. Cars there sold for almost 100% sales tax and a lot less for EV. This make Tesla actually 2/3 the price of an equivalent Mercedes. Then you add the limit to enter cities on odd/even license plate number day to curb pollution, who wouldn't buy a Model S over an E class?

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