South Korea official said that the US electric car manufacturer Tesla CEO Musk said earlier that South Korea is one of the first choice for Tesla to invest in electric vehicles in Asia. At this time, the company is pushing for the construction of a Gigafactory in Asia.
According to Yong Seok-yeol office, Musk made the above statement during a video call with Yoon Seok-yeol. He also said that the company plans to strengthen cooperation with the South Korean supply chain.
In the video call, Yoon Seo-yeol invited Musk to invest in South Korea after listening to Tesla's plan to build a super factory in Asia.
Musk said that he included South Korea as the preferred investment place, and he will make a decision after comprehensively examining the investment conditions of various Asian candidate countries such as human resources, technical level and production environment.
Musk said he is willing to actively invest in South Korea's electric vehicle charging infrastructure and significantly expand supply chain cooperation with Korean companies. It is estimated that the scale of Tesla's procurement of parts from Korean companies will increase to at least $10 billion in 2023. analyst pointed out that Tesla's expansion of procurement will make the prospects of Korean related companies more optimistic.
Tesla has purchased many Korean-made auto parts, such as LG New Energy, which has long been its battery supplier.
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