Tesla plans 6,000 jobs in Mexico and eyes more investment, government says


FILE PHOTO The logo of Tesla is seen at a Tesla Supercharger station October 21 2020. REUTERSArnd Wiegmann

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tesla is seen at a Tesla Supercharger station October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Tesla Inc. will create up to 6,000 jobs at its first Mexican factory and is considering producing batteries in the center of the country as the electric vehicle maker eyes further investment, senior Mexican officials said on Wednesday.

Mexico said on Tuesday Tesla had chosen the northern state of Nuevo Leon for a new factory worth more than $5 billion, which would be the biggest in a string of recent EV investments in Latin America's second largest economy.

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