May 23 (Reuters) - Tesla has told suppliers for its

models sold outside China to start building components and parts

outside of both China and Taiwan by as early as next year,

Nikkei reported on Thursday.

Suppliers of components such as printed circuit boards,

displays and electronics control unit systems have received the

request, the newspaper reported, citing six supply chain

executives.

(Reporting by Kanjyik Ghosh; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala)