FEATURE: China suppliers welcome Tesla, no orders yet

Plans by Tesla, the Palo Alto California-headquartered maker of electric vehicles in the US, to build its next Gigafactory - a combination of car- and battery-making plant - in Shanghai, East China, clearly reflect optimism about the strength of China's market for such vehicles but likely suppliers of components and materials remain cool, awaiting more details, Mysteel learned last Friday.

Plans by Tesla, the Palo Alto California-headquartered maker of electric vehicles in the US, to build its next Gigafactory – a combination of car- and battery-making plant – in Shanghai, East China, clearly reflect optimism about the strength of China’s market for such vehicles but likely suppliers of components