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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles

Mexico gives Tesla a dedicated lane at the border to speed up crossing into the US

A line of Tesla cars sits outside of a building with the red Tesla logo on it.
Nuevo León has given Tesla’s suppliers an exclusive lane at the checkpoint to cross the border into the US. Photograph: Mark Hertzberg/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

Tesla has reportedly gained an exclusive lane at a remote US-Mexico border crossing after Elon Musk recently struck a deal with the “pro-business” state of Nuevo León.

The electric car company’s suppliers traveling from Mexico into Texas can use a dedicated lane to speed up their crossing at the Colombia Solidarity site, Bloomberg reported, a less popular checkpoint just north of Laredo. Tesla relies on at least six suppliers in Nuevo León, which borders the US for about 10 miles and is closer to the car company’s new headquarters in Austin. The lane is for suppliers only, not Tesla owners.

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