Apparently Tesla is the first foreign-owned auto manufacturer that has been allowed to open a facility without giving a 51% stake to a Chinese owner. I think it

Apparently Tesla is the first foreign-owned auto manufacturer that has been allowed to open a facility without giving a 51% stake to a Chinese owner. I think it's only electric vehicles which are eligible for this new scheme. There's a huge demand for non-polluting vehicles in China, so expect other automakers to begin looking at similar factories in that country.