"Giga Berlin," Musk tweeted, bookending the words with heart emojis. READ ALSO: New Tesla factory to be built near BerlinHow many jobs will be created? Other federal states – including Saarland and Lower Saxony – were also initially in discussion as possible sites for the new Tesla factory. The news has been welcomed, especially in the eastern German state of Brandenburg which surrounds Berlin. Musk expected the Shanghai factory to hit "volume production" in a few months, and that it could be possible to significantly ramp up Tesla production.

Source: The Local November 13, 2019 09:05 UTC