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As Tesla continues to expand its presence in markets around the world, the company will need to build a varied network of factories, showrooms, service centers and delivery centers in each market in which it sells cars – and a new update shows that Tesla’s newest delivery center is officially operational, now Asia’s largest delivery […]

Last month, Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai also reached a daily output volume of 1,000 Model Y units, even as the company’s exported sales dwarfed its sales within China. Tesla saw a major bump in export sales in August from its Gigafactory Shanghai in China, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on […]

After Tesla’s V3 Supercharger plant in China started production in February, the company has reportedly completed the facility entirely, as of last month. Tesla completed construction on its Supercharger factory in Shanghai on August 20, according to a report from Beijing News shared on Tuesday (via CNEVPost). The official beginning of the construction project took place […]

A rumor surfaced last month saying that Tesla’s Giga Shanghai closed down its Model Y factory for maintenance, and now a report claims it did indeed halt production for a few days, according to unnamed sources. Tesla halted production on one part of a production line at Gigafactory Shanghai for four days in August, due […]

As Tesla prepares to begin deploying its 4680 battery cells in the next couple of years, the company is already lining up suppliers – and is reportedly talking to a number of companies to supply the cells for its Gigafactory Shanghai. Tesla is looking for suppliers in China to help produce its 4680 cylindrical battery, […]

Tesla’s Giga Shanghai reached the milestone of outputting 1,000 cars per day last week, and following the news, the company has shared a number of new jobs on Weibo. On Friday, Tesla shared a series of jobs on Weibo, with titles including a quality inspector, production operator, and logistics operator, according to CNEVPost. Potential hires […]

Tesla on Tuesday shared an impressive video of its production line at Giga Shanghai in China, showcasing the Model Y being built from start to finish. “A #Tesla# is greater than the addition of each component, because we have strict quality control and attitude ?? This video will take you to experience Tesla’s zero-to-one production […]

Tesla’s Model Y production at its Gigafactory Shanghai has reached some pretty impressive heights, even as the company ships some of the first Tesla Model Y units to land in Europe. A video posted by Wu Wa on Friday shows 4K drone footage of Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai, just as the facility’s production of the phase […]

Just a week after filings hinted at multiple Model Y variants in China, Tesla plans for an even longer-range variant of the electric SUV have been revealed according to filings with the Chinese government. A new “super long-range” Tesla Model Y variant has been registered alongside previously-reported variants of the electric vehicle (EV), and it […]

Reuters reported on Tuesday that Tesla China is hiring managers for both its external relations and its legal teams, according to a job listing on the company’s Wechat account. The news comes following a wave of public criticisms of Tesla over the company’s privacy practices and safety. The job listings are located in multiple cities […]

Tesla confirmed on Monday what many have been speculating, that Shanghai-made Model Y vehicles have been exported to Europe for the first time. According to the South China Morning Post, Tesla said it shipped 8,210 Model Y compact crossover SUVs to Europe in July. “It goes without saying that the Shanghai Gigafactory is playing a […]

As electric vehicles (EVs) continue to increase in popularity in the world’s largest auto market, Tesla’s personal charging network is continually growing – and it has just passed an important milestone. Seven years after Tesla’s first Supercharger stall in China was established in Shanghai, the U.S. company has now installed over 7,000 Supercharger stalls across […]

Tesla has hired a new personnel member to head up public relations in China, drawing from a Chinese publication equivalent to Motor Trend. Former editor-in-chief of automobile publication DongCheDi, Bai Chaoyang, has joined Tesla China and will be responsible for “media dissemination,” according to @Ray4Tesla. The news will reportedly strengthen the company’s China public relations […]

After NIO posted impressive sales numbers in July, the company also reportedly landed better-than-expected revenue and is seeing its shares rise as a result. NIO’s shares rose more than 1 percent after hours on Wednesday, following a brighter Q2 revenue report than the company expected, according to Refinitiv data compiled by CNBC. The China-based electric […]

Just a month after Tesla launched the Model Y Standard Range rear-wheel-drive (RWD) variant in mainland China, new filings hint that the company may be looking to offer as many as five different variants of the well sought-after electric compact crossover SUV. Tesla filed for five different Model Y variants to China’s Ministry of Industry […]