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Tesla breaks ground on first overseas factory in China | South China Morning Post

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Tesla broke ground on Monday January 7 for its Shanghai ‘Gigafactory’, where it plans to begin making its Model 3 electric vehicles (EVs) by the end of 2019. The so-called Gigafactory is Tesla’s first overseas factory and China's first wholly foreign-owned car plant. China has the world’s largest auto market, but it…

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