Tesla negotiates the construction of the first factory in …

Tesla is in talks with authorities in Germany and the Netherlands to build the first European car maker to produce both electric cars and batteries, according to the Wall Street Journal.

According to the publication, which quoted "officials," the electric vehicle manufacturer had preliminary talks with two German states fighting to host the next Gigafactory in Europe

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in June that he prefers Germany to be the country to build the first Tesla factory in Europe, possibly at the Franco-German border, near the Netherlands.

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Tesla has already installed an engineering division in Pruem, Germany, about 30 km from Belgium and about 100 km from the French border.

Reuters reports Tesla spokesman refuses to comment on information published by Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, Tesla announced its intention to build its first factory outside the United States in China