Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory Still Exporting Long-Range Model Y to Germany

On June 29, according to Hexun.com, the Berlin Gigafactory that Tesla decided to build in November 2019 held a grand opening ceremony on March 22 this year, and the Model Y produced has also been delivered from the same day. , The weeklyoutputof this super factoryreached 1,000 vehicles last week, and it will start producing Model Y in three shifts next Monday.

The Model Y production capacityof the Berlin Gigafactorycontinues to increase, which means that their ability to supply European markets, including Germany, continues to increase.

However, the latest reports show that even though the Berlin Gigafactory has been put into operation and production capacity is increasing, Tesla is still exporting the Model Y produced by the Shanghai Gigafactory to the German market.

When some of the high-performance versions of the Model Y produced by the Berlin Gigafactory found safety-related flaws that could not be fixed by software upgrades, causing them to cancel or delay deliveries of the car, it was mentioned that the Shanghai Gigafactory was still exporting to Germany Model Y's.

The safety-related defects only affect some Model Ys. The long-range Model Y does not seem to be affected. The long-range Model Y delivered by Tesla in Germany is produced by the Shanghai Gigafactory.

Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai started to produce Model Y after the completion of the second phase at the end of 2020. After delivering to domestic users for a period of time, it began to export to the European market in the second half of last year.