List of Tesla factories explained

Tesla, Inc. operates plants worldwide for the manufacture of their products, including electric vehicles,[1] lithium-ion batteries, solar shingles, chargers, automobile parts, and manufacturing equipment and tools for its own factories. The following is a list of current, future and former facilities.[2]

Current production facilities

NameCityCountryProductsOpened/
Acquired
EmployeesFloor AreaVIN Code Comments
Tesla Fremont FactoryFremont, California201022,000[3] [4] F[5] Former GM Fremont Assembly and Toyota/GM NUMMI plant.[6]
Tesla facilities in TilburgTilburgAutomotive parts2013540[7] [8] Knock-down kit assembly site for Model S & X until 2021.[9] Location reconfigured to manufacture parts.
Tesla Lathrop FactoryLathrop, CaliforniaAutomotive parts2014Former Chrysler parts distribution building.[10] Facility supports the Tesla Fremont Factory and hosts some suppliers.[11]
Tesla Kato Road FacilityFremont, California2015[12] Former SolarCity facility. 4680 battery "pilot factory" with annual capacity of 10 GWh.[13] [14]
Tesla Tool and Die FactoryGrand Rapids, MichiganTool and die casting equipment2015100[15] Former Riviera Tool and Die factory.[16]
Gigafactory NevadaStorey County, Nevada20167,000N[17] Annual battery capacity of up to 35 GWh.
Gigafactory New YorkBuffalo, New York20171,500[18] [19] Former SolarCity facility. Location serves as base for autopilot labeling.
Tesla AutomationPrümManufacturing equipment2017800[20] Former Grohmann Automation facility.[21]
Neutraubling2017100[22] Former Grohmann Automation branch location.
Neuwied2020210[23] Former Assembly & Test Europe factory.[24] Manufactures transmission and battery assembly lines.
Tesla Brooklyn ParkBrooklyn Park, MinnesotaManufacturing equipment2017150[25] Former Perbix Machine Company factory.[26]
Tesla ElginElgin, IllinoisManufacturing equipment2017Former Compass Automation factory. Produces automated assembly and inspection systems.[27]
Tesla Toronto AutomationRichmond Hill, OntarioBattery manufacturing equipment2019150[28] Former Hibar Systems facility.[29]
Markham, Ontario202110000abbr=onNaNabbr=on[30] [31] Former Hibar Systems branch location.
Gigafactory ShanghaiShanghai201920,000[32] 418000abbr=onNaNabbr=onC
Tesla Shanghai Supercharger FactoryShanghaiSupercharger20215000abbr=onNaNabbr=on[33] Annual production of 10,000 chargers.[34]
Gigafactory Berlin-BrandenburgGrünheide2022[35] 10,000[36] 208000abbr=onNaNabbr=onB
Gigafactory TexasAustin, Texas202220,000[37] 10000000square feet[38] AAlso serves as Tesla HQ.
Megafactory LathropLathrop, CaliforniaMegapack20221,000[39] 440538square feet[40] Former JCPenney distribution center.[41] [42]

Future production facilities

NameCityCountryProductsExpected OpeningEmployeesFloor AreaComments
Hayward facilityHayward, CaliforniaAutomotive parts2023148500square feet[43]
Fremont Battery FactoryFremont, CaliforniaLithium-ion batteries2023210000square feet[44] Supports Kato Road 4680 battery "pilot factory."
Tesla Lithium RefineryRobstown, Texas2024 250[45] Estimated annual material capacity for 50 GWh of batteries.[46]
Megafactory ShanghaiShanghaiMegapack 2025[47] Estimated annual production of 10,000 Megapacks.[48]
Gigafactory MexicoMonterrey, Nuevo LeonNext-gen vehicle 2026 10,000[49]

Former production facilities

NameCityCountryProductsIn useEmployeesVIN CodeComments
Tesla Menlo Park FactoryRoadster (1st gen)2008–2012 1[50] Former Chevrolet dealership.[51] Final assembly of gliders manufactured at Lotus Cars in Hethel.[52] [53] Location closed and converted to mixed-used development.[54]
HethelRoadster (1st gen) 2008–2012 3[55] Built gliders under contract for assembly in Menlo Park, complete assembly of vehicles for European distribution.
Tesla Palo Alto Facility 2010–2016 650P[56] Initial Model S cars built at the facility in 2010. From 2010 to 2016, supplied powertrains for Tesla and other automakers. Location served as Tesla HQ from 2010 to 2021.[57] Location remains active for other uses.

Note: Maxwell Technologies was acquired by Tesla in 2019 for their battery technology.[58] Maxwell continued to operate as subsidiary until 2021.[59] Due to the short holding time and no known products produced under Tesla, their production facilities are not listed above.

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Notes and References

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