Musk sees output in Germany starting this year


Fast mover: The production of the Tesla Model Y is seen at its new gigafactory in Gruenheide, east of Berlin. The company targets making between 5,000 and 10,000 vehicles a week at the plant by the end of next year. ― AFP

BERLIN: Elon Musk plans for Tesla Inc’s electric-car plant near Berlin to start producing vehicles as early as next month even as the United States company still awaits final approval for the project that’s been delayed by legal challenges.

The factory is to begin making Model Y cars in November or December, Musk said during a visit to the site in Gruenheide, where Tesla hosted thousands of locals at an Oktoberfest-style county fair.

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