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Tesla's Shanghai plant accounts for half of global deliveries: more than 480,000 vehicles were delivered last year

According to reports, the recent Chinese car sales data of the Association of Automobiles shows that in December 2021, Tesla delivered 70,847 vehicles, stepping into the camp of 70,000 pure electric vehicles per month.

In 2021, Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory delivered a total of 484,130 units, an increase of 235% year-on-year, accounting for 51.7% of Tesla's annual total global deliveries of 936,000 units, close to Tesla's global deliveries in 2020 (499,500 units).

Of the 484,130 units delivered at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory, more than 160,000 were exported to more than 10 countries in The Eurasian region, including 130,000 Model 3s.

According to previous news, tesla's Shanghai factory averages more than 38 seconds per vehicle (calculated 24/7).

It is worth mentioning that some time ago, there was also news that Tesla invested 1.2 billion yuan to expand the Shanghai Gigafactory (Phase I), which is expected to be completed in April next year.

After the completion of the factory expansion, 4,000 employees will be added, and the number of employees in the whole plant will reach 19,000, and the production of Model 3, Model Y and related derivative models will continue to be undertaken, and the annual output is expected to increase to between 1 million and 1.5 million vehicles, the source said.

In addition, Tao Lin, tesla's global vice president, said in an interview with the media that Tesla's Shanghai factory has now achieved more than 90% of the supply chain localization, which is also one of the important reasons for the amazing output.

Tesla's Shanghai plant accounts for half of global deliveries: more than 480,000 vehicles were delivered last year

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