President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attends the launch of Tesla Center in the Philippines on Monday, January 20, 2025, in Taguig City. Marcos visited the newly completed 1,900-square-meter Tesla Center which features a showroom, service and delivery center, headquarters, main office, and charging stations for electric vehicles. (Photo courtesy of Presidential Communications Office)
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has encouraged Tesla Inc. to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) in the country as it will align with the efforts to adopt a sustainable transport system and reduce carbon emissions.
Speaking at the launch of Tesla Center Philippines at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City on Monday, Marcos thanked the multinational automotive and clean energy company for investing in the Philippines.
“Tesla’s decision to invest in the Philippines is a recognition of our nation’s potential, underpinned by forward-thinking policies and a collective determination to innovate,” he said.
“With plans to expand further, Tesla is building a generation of Filipinos equipped to lead in the global shift towards sustainable technologies such as this. It is our fervent hope that Tesla might one day choose to manufacture its vehicles in the Philippines,” Marcos also said.
In the ceremony, Marcos visited the newly completed 1,900-square-meter Tesla Center which features a showroom, service and delivery center, headquarters, main office, and charging stations for EVs.
He also inspected the two initial vehicle offerings at the Center: the Model Y (priced from P2.369 million to P3.299 million) and the Model 3 (priced from P2.109 million to P3.099 million).
Other countries in Southeast Asia with Tesla Centers are Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.