ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Tesla boss Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, Turkish media reported on Sunday.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in New York City, inviting him to Türkiye and asking him to establish Tesla's seventh factory there https://t.co/obO8AjOh3C pic.twitter.com/LADH3g41al
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the matter with the owner of Tesla during a meeting in New York. Currently, President Erdogan is in New York to attend the current session of the UN General Assembly.
Tesla has six factories and is also building a seventh in Mexico. Earlier in May, Musk said that Tesla would possibly pick another location for a new factory by the end of the current year. The company shares are up 123 % so far in 2023 and Tesla on Saturday announced it had produced its 5 millionth vehicles. The Turkish embassy in Washington and Tesla did not immediately react to the development.
