Tesla first introduced the Model Y to China in January, selling only the Long Range (LR) variant at launch. The lineup was expanded later with the addition of the Standard Range (SR) variant, which has […]
Although they have yet to update their website, Tesla has quietly increased the size of the battery pack in the Standard Range Plus (SR+) Model 3 made at Giga Shanghai. We reported on the possible […]
Tesla China officially announced its newly completed research and development (R&D) center in the Gigafactory Shanghai complex. The facility will host several critical programs for the company. Most importantly, the facility will research and develop […]
According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the rate of production at Giga Shanghai has now overtaken that of their original factory in Fremont, California. Musk snuck the announcement in during the company’s 2021 Annual Meeting […]
Tesla critics love to point to the automaker’s recent sales figures in China to prove their bear thesis that demand for the electric vehicles (EVs) in the country is running dry. This is despite the […]
According to Tesla insiders, Giga Shanghai is on pace to deliver 300,000 vehicles by the end of September. Helped partly by a delivery rush between July and September, the factory is undoubtedly pushing out a […]
Despite claims to the contrary by notorious Tesla critics, demand for the Model Y in China does not seem to be disappearing into thin air. In fact it is the opposite as recent photos and […]
In the Q2 2021 update Tesla announced that Giga Shanghai is now the company’s primary vehicle export hub. While it only recently received the official designation, the factory in China has been exporting cars since […]
The latest figures from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) show Tesla had their best month ever in August, selling 44,264 vehicles, a 34% increase over the previous month. The record figures were achieved due […]
Tesla has been selling locally made cars in China since early 2020 with the launch of the Model 3 made out of Giga Shanghai. Since then the automaker has outsold homegrown EV automaker Nio and […]
