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The site already also builds the carmaker's Juke and Qashqai models.

Mike Hawes, chief executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which represents UK carmakers, said the signed agreement would enable "many manufacturers to resume deliveries imminently".

Tesla remains the dominant force in the electric vehicle market, but rapidly increasing competition from traditional carmakers and other EV manufacturers have thinned sales, Brauer said.

This came after Musk complained that high import duties were preventing the carmaker from entering India.

The UK government's change in policy over encouraging more manufacturing of EVs had also made planning more difficult for carmakers, he added.