Tesla is doubling down on its European manufacturing ambitions. The company has announced a major new investment at Gigafactory Berlin that will allow it to produce up to 8 gigawatt-hours of battery cells per year starting in 2027, further tightening its vertical integration strategy. In a statement to Reuters, Tesla said it is “creating the […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg has hit a major environmental milestone: one full year without discharging any process wastewater into the public sewer system. The achievement comes thanks to the facility’s advanced, on-site wastewater treatment system, which recycles 100% of its industrial process water. “Today marks 1 YEAR without any process-wastewater being discharged into the public sewer,” […]
Tesla has officially started production of the new entry-level Model Y Standard at its Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany. The news was announced by the official Tesla Manufacturing account (@gigafactories) on X, which posted, “Model Y Standard says ‘Hello World’ – Production at Giga Berlin has started today!” This marks the start of European production for […]
Tesla has started ramping up deliveries of the 2026 Model Y “Juniper” refresh in Canada, with the company’s Coquitlam Service Center now filled to capacity with newly arrived units from Gigafactory Berlin. Photos shared by Tesla owners on Facebook show the rear lot packed with dozens of brand-new Model Ys, signaling that deliveries of the […]
Tesla has officially started delivering Giga Berlin-built Model Y units to customers in Canada, marking a major milestone in the company’s global production and export strategy. One order holder over the weekend confirmed their delivery appointment in Montreal for October 25, ecstatically sharing the news on Reddit. The Redditor, who ordered their Model Y on […]
Tesla is scaling up production at its Giga Berlin factory through the remainder of 2025, as demand for the Model Y continues to surge across Europe and beyond. André Thierig, Senior Director of Manufacturing at the plant, told German media that “very good sales figures” prompted the automaker to revise its production plans upwards for […]
Tesla’s first shipment of Model Y vehicles from Gigafactory Berlin has officially arrived in Canada. Over the weekend, several hundred German-built Model Ys were spotted being offloaded at the Dartmouth Autoport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, marking the company’s first direct imports from Europe for Canadian customers. The sighting was first shared on Reddit by /u/ChampionshipMean628, […]
Tesla is set to expand its European presence with the opening of a new research and development (R&D) center in Berlin-Köpenick by 2026 — reports rbb24. The site, located between downtown Berlin and Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory in Grünheide, will serve as a major hub for engineering and innovation in Europe. Announced by Tesla engineering VP […]
Tesla is showing off a new level of autonomy at its Giga Berlin factory. Freshly built vehicles are now capable of driving themselves from the end of the production line to their designated spots in the outbound lot — all without human intervention. According to the official Tesla AI account (@Tesla_AI) on X, the process […]
Tesla has begun production of the new Model Y Performance at Gigafactory Berlin, the official Tesla Manufacturing account (@gigafactories) announced today on X. This comes just a week after the automaker officially launched the refreshed Performance variant of the Model Y in Europe. Production of the all new Model Y Performance started today at Giga […]
Tesla has hit another production milestone in Europe. The company announced today that Gigafactory Berlin has now built its 100,000th refreshed Model Y, known internally as “Juniper.” “Today, we built the 100,000th New Model Y at Giga Berlin!” said Tesla Manufacturing (@gigafactories) in a post on X. André Thierig, Senior Director of Manufacturing at the […]
In the early hours of March 31, 2025, Tesla Manufacturing announced a significant achievement at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, commonly known as Giga Berlin. The facility has now produced its 500,000th Tesla Model Y, marking a key milestone in the company’s European production journey. The announcement, shared via a succinct post on X stating, “500.000 Model […]
Tesla is accusing Germany’s biggest union, IG Metall, of trying to create conflict at its electric vehicle factory near Berlin. The dispute centers on IG Metall’s effort to remove the head of the factory’s works council—Tesla’s employee committee—who is not part of the union, reports Reuters. IG Metall claims the current council leadership is breaking […]
Protesters near Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, took to treehouses this week to oppose the company’s plans to expand its plant. German police climbed ladders and dismantled rope structures on Tuesday, trying to clear the camp located in a nearby forest, reports Reuters. The protest group, called Disrupt Tesla, claims the factory’s expansion will harm […]
Tesla has announced it is the fifth anniversary of its Gigafactory in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany. CEO Elon Musk first announced the plan on November 12, 2019, at the Golden Steering Wheel Awards. Here are the milestones since then, shared by Tesla on X today: Over 400,000 Model Y produced Over 500,000 drive units produced Recycling over […]
