In June, Tesla produced its eighth millionth EV just 9 months after producing its 7th millionth unit globally. This milestone was achieved at Tesla’s European factory in Berlin, which is now shipping the Model Y Performance to Australia.
Tesla’s most productive factory in Shanghai, China, has also reached a major milestone, producing its four millionth EV, playing a major role in Tesla’s expansion outside of the US.
The four millionth car was a Gold 6-seater Tesla Model Y L, a China-only model launched in August this year.
Tesla manufactured its first EV in Shanghai in December 2019, so this milestone has occurred in just under 6 years. In that time, the Shanghai Gigafactory has contributed nearly half of Tesla’s global electric vehicle deliveries.”
This news was also shared on X with the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, congratulating the Tesla Shanghai team for this.
The Shanghai factory is the second factory the company opened after its original factory in Fremont, California.
It has been supplying cars to Australia since 2021, with over 130,000 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y vehicles delivered from that factory onto our roads.
Tesla continues to manufacture and deliver the Model 3 from the Shanghai plant into the European market, which is also its key export hub globally.
In recent times, Tesla’s third factory, located in Berlin, Germany, has been producing right-hand-drive cars, with the latest Model Y Performance being made there for the Australia and New Zealand markets.
Last month, Tesla revealed that it had reached a new milestone of 150,000 electric vehicles delivered in Australia.
With the majority of those EVs coming from Tesla’s Shanghai factory, it’s clear that it will continue to play a big role in Australia’s transition to cleaner transport. The next million EVs from that factory are likely in the next 12 months, ensuring it remains the company’s most productive factory.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.