When Did Tesla Enter China?

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Tesla officially entered China on April 22, 2012. Tesla is an American electric vehicle brand, founded in 2003, with its headquarters located in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, California, USA. Tesla's main vehicle models include Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y. The development history of Tesla in China is as follows: On October 18, 2017, Tesla (Beijing) New Energy R&D Co., Ltd. was established. On July 12, 2018, the Tesla (Beijing) Technology Innovation Center was established in Beijing. On January 7, 2019, the first phase of Tesla's Gigafactory, located at the intersection of Lianggang West Avenue and Zhengjia Road in the southeastern part of Shanghai, announced the commencement of construction. On October 13, 2020, Tesla signed an agreement to settle in Hainan, establishing a new energy vehicle innovation center project. On May 25, 2021, Tesla announced the establishment of a data center in China to achieve localized data storage and plans to gradually add more local data centers. In November 2021, the R&D innovation center and Gigafactory data center in Shanghai were completed and put into use recently. On December 31, 2021, the first Tesla Center in Xinjiang officially opened. On February 11, 2022, Tesla may establish a China Design Center in Beijing.