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Tesla’s German Plant Is Poised to Get Nod to Start Production
- Authorities have approved factory near Berlin: Handelsblatt
- U.S. carmaker expands in Europe as EV sales are taking off
Workers at an entry gate to the Tesla Inc. Gigafactory construction site in Gruenheide earlier in February.
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Tesla Inc. is poised to get final approval for its factory near Berlin this week, bolstering the carmaker’s push to expand in Europe’s fast-growing electric-vehicle market.
Brandenburg state authorities said they’ll announce their decision Friday at a news conference in Potsdam, with officials including Premier Dietmar Woidke attending. The plant has gotten the green light and is expected to start ramping up production soon after clearing some final steps, Handelsblatt reported earlier Thursday, without citing the source of its information.