Tesla’s Musk Hopes to Make First Cars at Berlin Plant in October

Tesla’s Musk Hopes to Make First Cars at Berlin Plant in October
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Armin Laschet visit the construction site of Tesla's Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin, Aug. 13, 2021. Patrick Pleul/Pool via Reuters
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BERLIN—Tesla hopes to make the first cars at its “Gigafactory” in Gruenheide, near Berlin, in October or soon afterwards, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday.

Tesla has pushed back the expected opening of the gigafactory to late 2021, blaming German bureaucratic hurdles. The plant has also faced local public resistance due to environmental concerns.