Within the next few weeks, Tesla Motors Inc. will announce which plant it has chosen to produce its electric vehicles, according to a report from Automotive News.
CEO Elon Musk revealed that Tesla will hire 50 to 60 people a month. Tesla will also be concentrating on vehicle engineering and production specialists. Tesla is believed to already have picked companies or is contemplating on choosing which of the two finalists to supply 80% of the parts for the upcoming $49,900 Model S sedan that will be launched in 2012. Tesla’s first mass production plant is expected to be on the West Coast where it will assemble both the Model S and the next-generation Roadster sports car. A factory will be converted for this purpose. However, Musk didn’t say if this plant had been used previously by the automotive industry. He only said that the terms have yet to be finalized and that the deal is “almost fully negotiated.” No signing has taken place yet.
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