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]
Name | City | Country | Products | Opened/ Acquired |
Employees | Floor Area | VIN Code [N 1] | Comments |
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Tesla Fremont Factory | Fremont, California | United States | 2010 | 22,000 [4] | 5,500,000 sq ft (510,000 m2) [5] | F
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Former GM Fremont Assembly and Toyota/GM NUMMI plant. [7] | |
Tesla facilities in Tilburg | Tilburg | Netherlands | Automotive parts | 2013 | 540 [8] | 1,688,217 sq ft (156,840.5 m2) [9] | — | Knock-down kit assembly site for Model S & X until 2021. [8] [10] Location reconfigured to manufacture parts. |
Tesla Lathrop Factory | Lathrop, California | United States | Automotive parts | 2014 | 885,867 sq ft (82,299.7 m2) [5] | — | Former Chrysler parts distribution building. [11] [5] Facility supports the Tesla Fremont Factory and hosts some suppliers. [12] | |
Tesla Kato Road Facility | Fremont, California | United States | 2015 | 506,409 sq ft (47,046.9 m2) [13] | — | Former SolarCity facility. 4680 battery "pilot factory" with annual capacity of 10 GWh. [14] [15] | ||
Tesla Tool and Die Factory | Grand Rapids, Michigan | United States | Tool and die casting equipment | 2015 | 100 [16] | 176,606 sq ft (16,407.2 m2) [5] | — | Former Riviera Tool and Die factory. [5] [17] |
Gigafactory Nevada | Storey County, Nevada | United States |
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2016 | 7,000 | 5,400,000 sq ft (500,000 m2) | N
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Annual battery capacity of up to 35 GWh. |
Gigafactory New York | Buffalo, New York | United States | 2017 | 1,500 [19] | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) [20] | — | Former SolarCity facility. Location serves as base for autopilot labeling. | |
Tesla Automation | Prüm | Germany | Manufacturing equipment | 2017 | 800 [21] | — | Former Grohmann Automation facility. [22] | |
Neutraubling | 2017 | 100 [23] | — | Former Grohmann Automation branch location. | ||||
Neuwied | 2020 | 210 [24] | — | Former Assembly & Test Europe factory. [25] Manufactures transmission and battery assembly lines. [24] | ||||
Tesla Brooklyn Park | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | United States | Manufacturing equipment | 2017 | 150 [26] | 70,400 sq ft (6,540 m2) [26] | — | Former Perbix Machine Company factory. [27] |
Tesla Elgin | Elgin, Illinois | United States | Manufacturing equipment | 2017 | — | Former Compass Automation factory. Produces automated assembly and inspection systems. [28] | ||
Tesla Toronto Automation | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Canada | Battery manufacturing equipment | 2019 | 150 [29] | — | Former Hibar Systems facility. [30] [29] | |
Markham, Ontario | Canada | 2021 | 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2) [31] [32] | — | Former Hibar Systems branch location. | |||
Gigafactory Shanghai | Shanghai | China |
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2019 | 20,000 [33] | 4,500,000 sq ft (418,000 m2) [5] | C
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Tesla Shanghai Supercharger Factory | Shanghai | China | Supercharger | 2021 | 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) [34] | — | Annual production of 10,000 chargers. [35] | |
Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg | Grünheide | Germany |
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2022 [36] | 10,000 [37] | 2,240,000 sq ft (208,000 m2) | B
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Gigafactory Texas | Austin, Texas | United States |
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2022 | 20,000 [38] | 10,000,000 sq ft (930,000 m2) [39] | A
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Also serves as Tesla HQ. |
Megafactory Lathrop | Lathrop, California | United States | Megapack | 2022 | 1,000 [40] | 440,538 sq ft (40,927.3 m2) [41] | — | Former JC Penney distribution center. [42] [43] |
Name | City | Country | Products | Expected to Opened | Employees | Floor Area | VIN Code | Comments |
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Hayward facility | Hayward, California | United States | Automotive parts | 2023 | 13,800 m2 (148,500 sq ft) [44] | — | ||
Fremont Battery Factory | Fremont, California | United States | Lithium-ion batteries | 2023 | 20,000 m2 (210,000 sq ft) [45] | — | Supports Kato Road 4680 battery "pilot factory." | |
Tesla Lithium Refinery | Robstown, Texas | United States |
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2024 | 250 [46] | — | Estimated annual material capacity for 50 GWh of batteries. [47] | |
Megafactory Shanghai | Shanghai | China | Megapack | 2024 | — | Estimated annual production of 10,000 Megapacks. [48] | ||
Gigafactory Mexico | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon | Mexico | Next-gen vehicle | 2026 | 10,000 [49] | — |
Name | City | Country | Products | In use | Employees | VIN Code | Comments |
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Tesla Menlo Park Factory | Menlo Park, California | United States | Roadster (1st gen) | 2008–2012 | 1
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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] | |
Lotus Cars | Hethel, Norfolk | United Kingdom | Roadster (1st gen) | 2008–2012 | N/A | 3
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Built gliders under contract for assembly in Menlo Park, complete assembly of vehicles for European distribution. |
Tesla Palo Alto Facility | Palo Alto, California | United States |
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2010–2016 | 650 [57] | P
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Initial Model S cars built at the facility in 2010. [56] From 2010 to 2016, supplied powertrains for Tesla and other automakers. [57] Location served as Tesla HQ from 2010 to 2021. [59] Location remains active for other uses. |
Note: Maxwell Technologies was acquired by Tesla in 2019 for their battery technology. [60] Maxwell continued to operate as subsidiary until 2021. [61] Due to the short holding time and no known products produced under Tesla, their production facilities are not listed above.