Tesla Shanghai factory’s capacity surpasses  California plant to become its biggest
Tesla Shanghai factory’s capacity surpasses California plant to become its biggest

Tesla Shanghai factory’s capacity surpasses California plant to become its biggest

 

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Capacity of Tesla’s factory in Shanghai has officially surpassed its plant in California. Giga Shanghai, which makes Model 3 and Model Y, now has an annual capacity of more than 750,000 units, according to Tesla’s second-quarter earnings report.

That puts Giga Shanghai’s capacity above the 650,000 annual capacity of Tesla’s California plant, including an annual capacity of 100,000 for the Model S and Model X and 550,000 for the Model 3 and Model Y.

In addition, Tesla’s plants in Berlin, German, and Texas, US, both have an annual capacity of over 250,000 units. They currently only produce the Model Y.

Combined, Tesla now has a global vehicle production capacity of more than 1.9 million vehicles, up from 1.05 million in the first quarter.

“While the Shanghai factory was shut down fully and then partially for the majority of Q2, we ended the quarter with a record monthly production level. Recent equipment upgrades will enable us to continue to increase our production rate further,” Tesla said in its earnings report.

Notably, Bloomberg had reported last month that Tesla was in the process of increasing production at its Shanghai factory, partially suspending manufacturing capacity for various periods until early August to upgrade production lines.

The plant’s upgrades are expected to be completed around August 7, when production of the Model Y will increase to 14,000 units per week from about 11,000 before the Covid outbreak, and Model 3 production will increase to 7,700 units per week from 5,500 previously, the report said.