Albuquerque Regional Economic Alliance and Pueblo of Santa

Pueblo of Santa Ana, NM, Oct. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — This morning, it became official: Soon NM residents will be able to purchase a Tesla, have their vehicles serviced, or have a vehicle delivered to the new facility that will be located on the homelands of the Tamayme (Pueblo of Santa Ana).

“This is an exciting start to the next frontier of tribal economic creation, diversification, and competitiveness.  Tamaya Ventures has executed extremely well on behalf of the Pueblo of Santa Ana to bring a global partner like Tesla to our region.  This partnership brings opportunities for economic impact & diversification, and opportunities to create careers not just jobs.  The investment that Tesla is making in workforce development & training as part of this project will be extremely valuable in helping our strategic efforts to create an economy that is powered by STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Manufacturing],” said Joey Sanchez, Governor of the Pueblo of Santa Ana.

Tamaya Ventures, a corporation wholly owned by the Pueblo of Santa Ana, has entered into a partnership with Tesla for a new 35,000 square foot electric vehicle (EV) Sales, Service, and Delivery (SSD) center on tribal lands. This new center will occupy four (4) acres of land in the Pueblo’s Master Business Lease/Business Development District at the northeast corner of U.S. 550 and 528.  The new facility is scheduled to open in May 2023. 

“I’m proud to welcome this partnership between Santa Ana Pueblo and Tesla for a new sales, service, and delivery center on Tribal land within New Mexico. I am also pleased that Tesla is committed to investing in workforce development and offering full scholarships to train Tribal members for careers at this center. New Mexico is also about to see more major improvements in EV infrastructure and manufacturing thanks to the Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. New Mexico received $38 million from the Infrastructure…