The head of Tesla in China described it as a Chinese designed built for the world market.
There is an Electric Viking video with the following rumors-
- A prototype is nearly complete.
- It will use close to 100% locally sourced parts.
My guess is that they will rapidly build a new factory to make the car on the pile of dirt close to GF Shanghai. My hunch is that factory construction might start in the first half of this year.
They need to produce high volumes if they intend to export to global markets.
Someone may ask a question on this in the earnings call, and Tesla may answer it.