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Veracruz Also Raised Its Hand To Host New Tesla Facility

EFE - Authorities in the Mexican port of Veracruz, on the Gulf of Mexico, raised their hand to get Tesla’s new electric vehicle plant, which is being disputed by several states in the country, to be installed in the area, after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador questioned the company’s decision to set up in Nuevo Leon due to an alleged water shortage.

The mayor of the municipality of Veracruz, Paty Lobeira de Yunes, offered the investors enough water and electricity to operate the car factory that is being disputed by the states of Nuevo Leon, in the north, Hidalgo, in the center, and Michoacan, in the Pacific.

In view of Lopez Obrador’s proposal that Telsa should be located in the southeast of the country, the councilwoman offered all the facilities to set up and reminded that Veracruz is the first port in Mexico, with port infrastructure, suitable facilities, and qualified personnel for the transfer of vehicles to the whole world.

“We have the most important port infrastructure in all of southeastern Mexico, we have the ideal facilities and qualified personnel for the transfer of vehicles. So much so that we already have more than 40 years of experience transporting automobiles to the United States, Europe and South America,” he said in a message released today.

He recalled that the port offers privileged geolocation for the transfer of goods throughout the country and abroad, as well as technology from around the world, which would guarantee the arrival of parts and tools at a lower cost.

“We have sufficient water and electric power and we meet the optimal conditions for the car factory to work 365 days a year without interruptions,” he pointed out.

Since 2018, the federal government and the private sector have promoted the construction of the expansion of the port of Veracruz, with an investment of 70 billion pesos.

Upon completion of the project, there will be 35 berthing positions for state-of-the-art ships and a Logistics Activities Zone (ZAL) that will operate as a Strategic Fiscalized Precinct.

The work contemplated the breakwater and the construction of 5 berthing terminals and later 9 terminals, as well as the navigation channel, with which they seek to increase from 28 million tons per year of cargo movement to 95 million upon completion of the project in 2030; and to grow from 2,200 ships received per year to 3,200.

The mayoress considered that Veracruz has everything necessary for Tesla to establish itself, operate, and reach its greatest potential. As an example, she mentioned the multinational brewery Constellation Brands, which is being successfully installed in the municipality.