00:00Investment Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz has sidestepped queries on a report
00:09alleging that U.S. electric car maker Tesla has abandoned plans to build factories in
00:14Southeast Asia, including Malaysia.
00:26Asked if his ministry would be issuing an official statement, Tengku Zafrul simply said
00:30thank you to reporters.
00:33Yesterday The Nation, quoting a Thai government source, reported that Tesla had scuppered
00:37plans to set up an electric vehicle factory in the region.
00:42The source said the firm is only discussing charging stations, with the factory plans
00:46suspended worldwide except for China, the U.S. and Germany.
00:52The decision was part of Tesla's withdrawal of investment across Asia and beyond.