Elon Musk Names South Korea Among Top Candidates for EV Investment: Yoon’s Office

Elon Musk Names South Korea Among Top Candidates for EV Investment: Yoon’s Office
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a gaming convention in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 13, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters
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SEOUL—Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday that South Korea was among its top candidate locations for a factory it plans to build in Asia for making electric vehicles (EVs), according to South Korea’s presidential office.

Musk had made the remark in a video call with President Yoon Suk-yeol, adding that the company planned to step up cooperation with South Korea on supply chains, Yoon’s office said.