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Although the mayor of the Southern California city of Downey announced last month that his city was Tesla Motors' pick for a new plant for construction of the Tesla Model S electric sedan (right), there's no deal as the year ends.


In a brief telephone interview late Tuesday, Tesla spokesman Ricardo Reyes said that negotiating for an automotive plant site "is a long, complex" process. "I wish I could make an announcement, but there's nothing yet."


Reyes, Tesla's vice president for communications, wouldn't confirm that Downey is the location of choice for the Model S plant or say whether other cities are still negotiating.
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No Deal Yet For Tesla 'Model S' EV Manufacturing Plant, Company Says was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.