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 ($521.36 million) for its Gigafactory in Shanghai.
Tesla said on Thursday it signed an agreement with lenders in China for a 12-month facility of up to 3.5 billion yuan 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.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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