Tesla’s sales of electric vehicles (EVs) from its Gigafactory Shanghai increased by a fair margin last month, just as the company plans to begin upping production output at the plant. Tesla sold 66,051 units built at Giga Shanghai in January, representing an 18 percent increase from December’s 55,796 units, according to data from the China […]
Tesla is looking to increase production output at its Gigafactory Shanghai in the next two months, to help meet the demand created by its recent price cuts, according to a source with knowledge of the plan and a planning memo seen by Reuters. The memo says that Giga Shanghai is targeting a weekly average output […]
Security concerns are preventing Tesla’s factory in China from expanding for the time being, as government officials share security concerns over Starlink, a satellite internet service created by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Tesla’s plans to expand its Gigafactory Shanghai have been delayed due to security concerns related to Starlink, according to sources familiar with the subject […]
Tesla sold 29,387 Model Y units and 12,539 Model 3 units in China during December, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) shared by @Moneyball_R, and put into a chart by @Roland Pircher. The data shows Tesla’s two flagship vehicles roughly equaling nearly 122,000 units total, made up of about 80 percent […]
Tesla sold 55,796 vehicles built at its Gigafactory Shanghai in December, marking a 44-percent drop from the company’s deliveries in November, according to data shared on Monday by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) (via CnEVPost). In November, Tesla delivered 100,291 China-made vehicles, while the automaker also delivered 21.24 percent more vehicles in December 2021, […]
Tesla has promoted the head of its Chinese operations, Tom Zhu, to manage all of the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s factories in the U.S., along with sales operations in both North America and Europe — reports Reuters. According to the publication, the executive change was detailed in an internal posting of reporting lines. As outlined […]
Following Tesla’s move to cut production output at Gigafactory Shanghai this month, new reports show that the automaker plans to extend the production slowdown into January. Tesla will run production for 17 days at Giga Shanghai in January, and it plans to pause output for an extended break during Lunar New Year, according to plans […]
Tesla on Saturday suspended production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, and closed down the plant for the rest of the year, according to two people familiar with the developments and an internal notice seen by Reuters. The news follows a report from earlier this month that suggested Tesla would suspend production at Gigafactory Shanghai […]
Tesla’s Tom Zhu, the head of the Gigafactory in Shanghai, has been traveling in the U.S. along with a team of aides to help improve production at the automaker’s Fremont and Austin factories, according to a report from Reuters. The news comes just weeks after reports first suggested that Zhu would be heading to Giga […]
Tesla plans to suspend Model Y production at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, between December 25 and January 1, according to an internal memo and two people familiar with the matter, as detailed in a report from Reuters. The sources said that the planned suspension is part of an overarching goal to cut Giga Shanghai’s […]
Amidst rumors of demand issues hitting Tesla’s Gigafactory in China, the automaker is still posting record delivery numbers heading into the final month of the year. Tesla delivered 62,493 vehicles in China in November, while Giga Shanghai also exported 37,798 vehicles, according to data shared by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Thursday (via […]
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, has been faced with concerns of slowed demand in recent months, and a new update shows the plant is cutting back on onboarding and employee shifts. Giga Shanghai is reducing shift hours and postponing some hiring at the company’s most productive plant, as reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday. Tesla will […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is utilizing talent from the company’s Gigafactory in China to help operate its Austin, Texas, plant. Shanghai executive Tom Zhu and some of his engineering team are visiting Tesla’s Giga Texas this week to help with the Austin factory’s production ramp-up, according to multiple people familiar with the matter in a […]
A new set of reports claiming Tesla would be cutting production in December at Gigafactory Shanghai appear to be false, according to statements from the automaker made on Monday. Tesla denied reports that claimed its Gigafactory Shanghai was cutting December Model Y output by as much as 20 percent from last month, as detailed in […]
A new export record was set by Tesla’s Shanghai factory in October, marking a strong entry into the final quarter of the year. Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai exported a record number of 54,504 vehicles in October, delivering just 17,200 to local customers, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) in a report from […]
