China's speed is also setting more new records with Tesla, an electric car pioneer. Following the Beijing Municipal Government's planning last week that the Tesla China Design Center will be set up in the Chinese capital, a weekly report called "Five Grips" released by Liaoning Province showed that the Dadong District of Shenyang City, the capital of Liaoning Province, is preparing to "lay the foundation for the implementation of major new energy vehicle projects such as Tesla". In other words, Tesla may be planning to build a new factory in China, either in Shenyang's Dadong District.
Tesla's china second plant plan is part of the fifth grasp mentioned in the above report, which includes insisting on "urban renewal as the main opportunity to attract investment." It's unclear whether Tesla has confirmed the investment it will attract in Shenyang's Dadong District or if it plans to secure it. Whether it is a coincidence or not, Elon Musk said on the fourth quarter of 2021 earnings call at the end of January that Tesla will announce a new factory by the end of 2022, which also confirms that Tesla's second factory in China may also be planned.
Recent rumors have also given us some more substantial progress in Tesla's second factory in China, including Tesla's purchase of a huge number of blade batteries through BYD, enough to produce 204,000 new electric vehicles in China every year, and netizens who exposed this news even revealed the battery model, that is, C112F. However, shortly after the post was posted, he voluntarily deleted the above information, making people wonder if he was forced to delete the post to protect the source or because he was threatened by BYD or Tesla.
Tesla also recently announced additional investments in the Shanghai Gigafactory, with the goal of expanding its annual production from 450,000 units to 1.5 million units, thereby continuing to expand exports to other countries while meeting the needs of the Chinese market. In addition, Tesla also took over the first phase of the factory of Beijing Weilan New Energy, a supplier of NIO's semi-solid-state batteries, after WEILA had expected to launch a 150 kWh semi-solid-state battery pack equipped with Beijing Weilan New Energy in 2022.