The U.S. company Tesla will indeed install its electric vehicle plant in Nuevo Leon, as announced by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico, during his conference on February 28.
“This is good news, the entire Tesla company is coming, the entire automotive plant is coming to Mexico. Yesterday we spoke with Elon Musk, director of Tesla, there is already an understanding. Yes, they are going to invest in Mexico and they are going to establish the plant in Monterrey with a series of commitments to address the problem of water scarcity. They are going to help in this regard,” he revealed.
He said he is satisfied with Tesla’s installation in Monterrey because it means more investment and more jobs, which will have an impact on increasing workers’ salaries.
Tesla will make the official announcement of its arrival in Nuevo Leon.
The president informed that, probably tomorrow, Tesla will make the announcement of the construction of the gigafactory in detail and, in addition, they will report on some commitments acquired.
“I spoke with Elon Musk on two occasions by videoconference, on Friday night, from Chetumal, and yesterday morning. He was very receptive, understanding our concerns and accepting our proposals, which will be made known starting tomorrow,” he assured.
The President of Mexico thanked Elon Musk for understanding the importance of addressing the problem of water scarcity.
“There is a first commitment which is that it is the use of treatment water in the entire manufacturing process of electric cars, even up to the painting of cars,” he revealed.
He explained that an investment of this magnitude induces an increase in population, which means more water consumption.
“We have been helping the state government [of Nuevo León] to solve the problem of the water deficit for human consumption, which is the priority; they are investing in the Libertad dam and in the construction of the aqueduct. This will solve the problem in the short term. This was presented to Musk, therefore, we reached agreements to think in the medium and long term about the water supply”, he mentioned.
“There is going to be technological development, not only in the plant, but also in relation to water management,” he said.
Finally, he said that the announcement will be made by Tesla executives.
Source: Mexico Industry
