彭博社报道：特斯拉上海工厂的扩建原定于2023年春季启动，但却被中国当局推迟了。其中原因是因为中国政府担心SpaceX的

星链Starlink和特斯拉之间可能存在联系。

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/tesla-china-factory-expansion-plans-in-doubt-amid-data-concerns

 

据知情人士透露，特斯拉公司上海工厂的扩建工作已被推迟，原因是数据担忧可能会阻碍这家美国电动汽车制造商在中国保持增长的雄心。

因无权公开发言而要求匿名的知情人士表示，原定于年中开始的所谓第三阶段扩建将使该工厂的产能翻一番，达到每年约 200 万辆汽车。

其中一位知情人士表示，一些中央政府官员对一家与埃隆马斯克的太空互联网计划 Starlink 有联系的美国公司在亚洲最大经济体拥有如此庞大的业务表示担忧。 虽然特斯拉汽车没有配备允许用户绕过中国防火墙的 Starlink 设备，但北京越来越关注数据安全和社会稳定。

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An expansion of Tesla Inc.’s plant in Shanghai has been delayed, according to people familiar with the matter, over data concerns that risk putting a roadblock in the way of the US electric-car maker’s ambition to keep growing in China.

The so-called phase-three expansion originally slated to start mid-year would have seen the plant’s capacity double to around 2 million cars a year, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.

Some central government officials expressed concern about a US company with connections to Elon Musk’s internet-from-space initiative Starlink having such a large presence in Asia’s biggest economy, one of the people said. While Tesla cars aren’t equipped with Starlink equipment, which would allow users to bypass China’s Great Firewall, Beijing has become increasingly concerned about data security and social stability. ...