Tesla’s new Mexico plant could create up to 6,000 jobs – foreign ministry official

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Electric carmaker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) could create 5,000 to 6,000 jobs at a new plant planned for the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, said Martha Delgado, a Mexican deputy foreign minister.

Speaking in an interview on Mexican television late on Tuesday, she also said the company is considering building an electric battery plant in central Mexico.