特斯拉超級工廠落戶上海

Electric carmaker Tesla has signed an agreement with Chinese authorities to build a factory in Shanghai.

電動汽車製造商特斯拉已與中國當局簽署協議，將在上海建設一座工廠。

The "Gigafactory" would be Tesla's first outside of the US.

“Gigafactory”將成爲特斯拉在美國之外的第一個超級工廠。

It intends to be producing 500,000 vehicles within five years of construction, which is due to start in the "near future", the company said in a statement.

該公司在一份聲明中表示，計劃在工廠建成後的五年內生產50萬輛汽車，這將在“不久的將來”開始實施。

The move will not have any impact on its US manufacturing operations, it said.

該項目不會對其在美國的製造業務產生任何影響。

The announcement comes after the US carmaker raised prices on some of its cars by about 20% in China, according to media reports.

據媒體報道，這一消息是在該美國汽車製造商將其部分汽車的價格在中國上調20%之後發佈的。

"Shanghai will be the location for the first Gigafactory outside the United States. It will be a state-of-the-art vehicle factory and a role model for sustainability. We hope it will be completed very soon," Tesla chief Elon Musk said.

特斯拉首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克表示：“上海將成爲美國以外第一個超級工廠所在地。它將成爲全球最先進的汽車工廠和可持續發展的典範。我們希望它能儘快建成。”

The company has faced some difficulties recently. At the same time, US carmakers in general have faced pressure to keep manufacturing jobs in the US.

但該公司最近遇到了一些困難。同時，美國汽車製造商普遍面臨着在美國保持製造業就業的壓力。

The electric carmaker posted a record quarterly loss of almost $710m for the three months to March -- more than double the same period last year -- adding to concerns about its financial viability.

截至3月底，這家電動汽車製造商出現了近7.1億美元的創紀錄季度虧損，比去年同期增長了一倍多，增加了市場對其財務可行性的擔憂。