Which country does Tesla come from?
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Tesla is an American electric vehicle brand, headquartered in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, California, USA. It was initially co-founded by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in 2003, and Elon Musk joined the company in 2004, leading the Series A funding round. The founders named the company "Tesla Motors" in honor of the physicist Nikola Tesla. Tesla's vehicle lineup includes the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X. Tesla currently has a total of 6 factories, as follows: Tesla's first Gigafactory, located in Nevada, USA, primarily produces power batteries, Powerwall, and Powerback; Tesla's second Gigafactory, located in New York, USA, mainly produces solar roofs, with a weekly production capacity of 1,000 roof units, designed to work in conjunction with Powerwall and Powerback; Tesla's third Gigafactory, located in Shanghai, officially began production in early 2019, primarily manufacturing the Model 3 and Model Y; Tesla's fourth Gigafactory, located in Berlin, Germany, mainly produces the Model Y; The Fremont factory, located in California, USA, primarily produces the Model S; The Tilburg assembly plant, located in the Netherlands, Europe, began production in August 2013 and mainly produces the Model Y.