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The American Tesla is in talks with the authorities in in Germany and in the Netherlands to build his first large factory in [19459004Europe published Monday the newspaper Wall Street Journal citing executives involved in the case.
The manufacturer of electric vehicles had preliminary discussions with two German states competing to host their gigantic factory in Europe to produce their cars and batteries under a roof, according to the newspaper.
The negotiations are still in their initial phase and may not lead to an agreement, according to the newspaper.
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk stated in June that he favored Germany as the site of its first giant plant in Europe.
"Maybe it makes sense (to place it) on the Franco-German border, near the countries of the Benelux customs union," Musk writes on Twitter in response to a public tweet.
Germany is a leading choice for Europe. Perhaps at the Franco-German border makes sense, near the Benelux countries
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 19 June 2018
Tesla already has an engineering division in Prüm, in Germany, about 30 kilometers from Belgium and about 100 kilometers from the French border.
A spokesman for Tesla declined to comment. Earlier this month, the company announced plans to build its first factory abroad, in China.
Tesla struggled to achieve self-imposed production targets for its electric sedan Model 3.
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