Tesla scraps plan for EV factory in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia: Source


BANGKOK: Tesla has scrapped plans to set up an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Thailand and will focus solely on charging stations, according to a source at Government House.

The decision follows the layoffs of a team of Tesla executives that visited Thailand in November-December.

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