Brexit drove Tesla to pick Germany over Britain for new factory, report says

Tesla is building a China plant (pictured) on the outskirts of Shanghai. Its German factory probably will not be operational until 2021. (Aly Song/REUTERS)

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Reuters

November 13, 2019 02:50 PM

LONDON -- Britain missed its chance to host Tesla's European factory because of Brexit, CEO Elon Musk told a UK car magazine.

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