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According to news on the evening of February 1, Beijing time, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said today that Indonesia has provided Tesla with a series of preferential measures, including tax breaks and nickel mining concessions, and it is believed that Tesla will eventually decide to build a factory in Indonesia.

Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, has been seeking investment from Tesla to produce batteries and electric cars in Indonesia since 2020. Indonesia is rich in nickel ore, a key raw material for the production of electric car batteries.

In order to win Tesla's investment, Joko has held two talks with Musk. Last year, Joko personally met with Musk at his SpaceX base in Texas. Later, the two spoke on the phone again. "I said to Musk that if you invest in Indonesia, I will give you a nickel concession," Joko said today. "

In addition, Joko also provided Musk with other incentives, including tax breaks and subsidies for the purchase of electric cars, hoping to create a suitable investment market for Tesla. Joko said government ministers are finalizing these subsidies.

To this end, Joko believes that Indonesia has a greater advantage over other countries that Tesla is visiting. Because Indonesia has the world's largest nickel reserves and a huge domestic market. Joko also stressed that Indonesia is open to Tesla's investment in electric vehicle batteries and electric vehicle supply chains. "if Tesla wants to start with electric car batteries, that's fine," he said. "

Tesla has not yet commented on this.

Currently, Tesla is looking for the location of the company's next manufacturing center. At present, Tesla has four electric vehicle manufacturing plants, which are located in Fremont, California, China, Austin, Texas and Berlin, Germany.

Analysts predict that Tesla will need to build another 7 to 8 electric vehicle manufacturing plants to meet Musk's target of "selling 20 million electric vehicles a year by 2030."

In addition to Indonesia, South Korea, Canada and Mexico are also attracting Tesla to build factories. Tesla is considering building an electric vehicle assembly plant near New Mexico City airport, a Mexican presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.

Analysts believe that Mexico may have an advantage in winning Tesla's investment because it is close to the United States (Tesla's main market) and has a mature parts supply base. In addition, cars made in Mexico are also eligible for the Biden government's consumer tax credit.

If Tesla invests in battery production in Indonesia, it will be its first battery factory in Asia. Last month, Tesla announced an investment of $3.6 billion (currently about 24.336 billion yuan) to expand battery production at its Nevada plant.

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