Monterrey, Nuevo León, was selected as the venue to receive the Tesla gigaplant, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed during a conference.

After a video call with Elon Musk, AMLO explained that the businessman has opted for the northern city to locate his first assembly plant for his electric cars in Mexico, despite the problems with water.

This decision occurred in the midst of a competition between different states, such as Tabasco, Edomex or Hidalgo, which sought to attract investment from Tesla.

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For his part, Samuel García, governor of Nuevo León, thanked the president and Musk for their decision and the trust of both, sharing on their social networks that they will be present at the Investors Day event, where Tesla will give the specific details of their plan.

He also stated that Tesla will bring a complete industrial habitat, so a second headquarters for the manufacture of batteries is likely.

The importance of this municipality, according to local authorities, lay in its industrial and manufacturing nature, with just over 300,000 inhabitants; first-rate infrastructure and proximity to the US In addition, it is located 380 kilometers from Austin, Texas, the epicenter of the firm's operations.

According to AMLO, another relevant region for the arrival of the company was the area surrounding the Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA), where the automaker could benefit from its infrastructure and air cargo operation.

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Regarding this, the governor of the state, Samuel García, considered that the arrival of Tesla in Monterrey is beneficial for all Mexicans and considered that his government will work twice as hard with this opportunity. In this sense, the Monterrey VI hydraulic project was highlighted, which seeks to take water from the Pánuco River to take it to the capital of New Leon.

The waterworks stopped its progress due to the request of different social groups during the six-year term of Rodrigo Medina. In addition, these days, the Broad Environmental Front and other organizations pointed out 12 reasons why the aqueduct will generate economic and ecological effects in the northeast of Mexico.

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