When did Gigafactory Berlin open?

Tesla opened Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on 22 March 2022 and handed over the first Model Ys built in Europe that day. It is Tesla’s first vehicle factory on the continent.

Why did Tesla build a factory in Germany?

To localise production for European buyers — reducing shipping and import friction — and to compete head-on in the home market of legacy giants like VW, BMW and Mercedes. The plant targets around 500,000 vehicles a year.

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Mar 22, 2022

Gigafactory Berlin — Tesla’s first European plant opens

Tesla opened Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in March 2022, its first vehicle factory in Europe, and handed over the first locally built Model Ys.

Mar 2022

First European Tesla plant

~500,000/yr

Planned capacity

On 22 March 2022, Tesla opened Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg near Grünheide, Germany, and delivered the first Model Ys built on European soil. It was Tesla’s first car factory in Europe, built in roughly two years despite a complex permitting process, and brought EV manufacturing into the heart of the continent’s legacy auto industry.

The plant localised production for European customers — cutting shipping from China and the US — and became a major employer in the region, ramping toward a planned capacity of around 500,000 vehicles a year. Building a greenfield car factory in Germany, home to Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes, was a statement about where Tesla believed the industry was heading.

Gigafactory Berlin — Tesla’s first European plant opens

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