Tesla Lobbying Ontario To Build Canada Factory

Tesla Inc. is lobbying the Ontario government as part of an effort to set up an "advanced manufacturing facility" in Canada, a filing by the electric-vehicle maker to the province's Office of the Integrity Commissioner showed, Reuters reported.

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The company's Canadian unit is working with the government to "identify opportunities for industrial facility permitting reforms," the amended filing from July 18 said.

Canadian Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne had said in May there were "very active discussions with a number of players" to develop an EV supply chain in Canada.

Tesla has been ramping up production with Chief Executive Elon Musk last week speaking half in jest to shareholders yelling "Canada" - "We've got a lot of Canadas, I'm half Canadian, maybe I should."

He said the company "might be able" to announce a new factory later this year and it could ultimately have 10-12 gigafactories.

Tesla manufactures vehicles from two factories in the US and one each in Germany and China but the US still manufactures most Tesla cars.

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