Tesla May Consider Building a Factory in Brazil

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Tesla May Consider Building a Factory in Brazil
by Eva Fox May 20, 2022

https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tes...sla-may-consider-building-a-factory-in-brazil


After a meeting between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the President of Brazil, it became known that the manufacturer may consider building a factory in the country. The manufacturing plant could be located in Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas.

On Friday, May 20, Elon Musk met with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Communications Minister Fábio Faria. The main topics discussed were the planning of connecting rural settlements to the Starlink broadband satellite network. However, besides discussing internet connectivity in rural local schools and Amazon forest monitoring, Musk and Bolsonaro could have considered building a Tesla factory in Brazil, reports Chumbo Grosso.

The topic of Tesla building a factory in Brazil is a long-standing interest of the government. According to interlocutors from the Palacio do Planalto, this was to be the subject of a private conversation between Musk and the Brazilian delegation. Chumbo Grosso reported that Bolsonaro and senior figures in the federal government's economic sector are suggesting that a Tesla electric vehicle factory could be built in Manaus, the capital of the state of Amazonas.

Tesla is a very attractive business for any state that seeks to develop the country's economy. The manufacturer's factories create thousands of direct jobs and tens of thousands of indirect ones. In addition, the company's activities generate significant tax revenues. The location of the factory also has a beneficial effect on the environment, as the local population usually begins to massively switch to Tesla EVs.

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[Crissa]

So, standard visit. He visits somewhere and the locals get hopped up for a factory and he says sure maybe and then nothing happens. Because everyone wants a factory and Tesla can only build them so fast. (And needs to be able to sell to the locals).

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[JBee]

What is the actual limitation of building Tesla factories, given most are now already into production? The building itself isn't hard or even the assembly lines.

I'd say its the presses, automation and battery line. Then of course the vehicle part supply chain, but that could be resolved in a year or two, meaning now is the time to build.

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