Tesla Said Close to Agreeing on Plan for China Production

The agreement with the city of Shanghai would allow Tesla to build facilities in its Lingang development zone and could come as soon as this week, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the negotiations are private. Details are being finalized and the timing of the announcement could change. Tesla would need to set up a joint venture with at least one local partner under existing rules and it isn‘t immediately clear who that would be.

Representatives for Tesla at the company‘s headquarters in Palo Alto, California, didn‘t immediately respond to requests for comment. A spokesman for Lingang didn‘t answer calls to his mobile phone.