The purpose of this final assembly plant is to be able to sell Tesla cars in Europe without requiring VAT (import) tax. Performing final assembly in the EU allo

The purpose of this final assembly plant is to be able to sell Tesla cars in Europe without requiring VAT (import) tax. Performing final assembly in the EU allows Telsa to label the cars as manufactured in Europe and therefore, no import taxes are assessed. Effectively, it presents a 20% discount for EU buyers (outside of Norway where the VAT tax is waived). See: http://my.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/model-s-prices-europe http://my.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/model-s-prices-europe