BEIJING, July 5 (Reuters) - Several state-owned firms in

China's financial hub of Shanghai have recently purchased Tesla

's best-selling Model Y as service cars, a local

government statement said on Friday.

The purchase is an "active response" to the call for equal

treatment of Chinese and foreign firms in government purchases,

according to the investment promotion service centre of the

Lingang Special Area, where Tesla's largest manufacturing hub is

located.

A local media report on Thursday said Tesla cars had been

made eligible for a Chinese local government purchase list.