Tesla to Pick Location for New Factory This Year, Musk Says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai on Jan. 7, 2019. Aly Song/Reuters

Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday the automaker would probably pick a location for a new factory by the end of this year.

When the Wall Street Journal’s Thorold Barker asked Musk at an event if India was interesting, he said, “Absolutely.”