Uncertainty over Brexit has caused Tesla to choose Germany over the UK as the location for its European production facilities . CEO Donald Musk said the company had picked a site near Berlin 's Brandenburg Gate to build its Model 3 and Model Y crossover because Brexit made the venture " too risky " . Brexit made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK," Musk told Auto Express. 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 Fischer , 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 facilities . CEO Donald Musk said the company had picked a site near Berlin 's Brandenburg Gate to build its Model 3 and Model Y crossover because Brexit made the venture " too risky " . 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 Fischer , said the decision would create up to 7,000 jobs in production alone . The plant is expected to be operational by 2021 .