British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said high levels of inward investment would return once terms of the withdrawal agreement have been settled. Uncertainty over Brexit has caused Tesla to choose Germany over the UK as the location for its European production factory. Photograph: In a 2014 interview, Musk said he envisioned establishing an research centre and potentially a European factory in the UK. Berlin's minister of economic affairs, Ramona Pop, said the decision would create up to 7,000 jobs in production alone. The plant is expected to be operational by 2021.
Uncertainty over Brexit has caused Tesla to choose Germany over the UK as the location for its European production factory. Photograph: In a 2014 interview, Musk said he envisioned establishing an research centre and potentially a European factory in the UK. Berlin's minister of economic affairs, Ramona Pop, said the decision would create up to 7,000 jobs in production alone. The plant is expected to be operational by 2021.