Made in China, Tesla is the world's fifth millionth vehicle to be taken offline
Recently, a pearl white Tesla car slowly drove off the production line at a super factory in Shanghai, honking twice to represent completion of assembly - this is Tesla's world's fifth millionth complete vehicle, and also the "Made in China" born in Shanghai Lingang.
Just recently, on September 6th, Tesla's Shanghai Superfactory celebrated the launch of its 200000th Chinese made complete vehicle and once again set a new record: achieving the target of 1 million vehicles took the Shanghai factory 33 months; It only took 13 months to go from "1 million" to "2 million".
In June of this year, Tesla CEO Musk stated at Tesla's Shanghai Superfactory, "Tesla's Shanghai Superfactory is not only one of the most efficient factories in the world, but also produces one of the best quality cars in the world."
Tesla Shanghai Superfactory located in Lingang, Shanghai.
Nowadays, the Shanghai super factory has also become the "C position" of Tesla's global export center. According to data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, Tesla Shanghai's delivery volume in August reached 84000 vehicles, a month on month increase of 31%, firmly ranking first in luxury brand delivery. As of the end of August, the cumulative delivery volume of Tesla's Shanghai Superfactory this year has exceeded 624000 vehicles, continuing to maintain Tesla's position as the world's highest production factory.
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At present, the localization rate of Tesla's Shanghai super factory's industrial chain has exceeded 95%, and 99.99% of the factory team members are Chinese employees. At the same time, the factory has established a "4-hour circle of friends" in Shanghai, Suzhou, Ningbo, Nantong and other Yangtze River Delta regions, covering the whole ecological chain of new energy vehicle parts such as batteries, on-board chips, auto drive system, passenger car interiors, precision processing, etc.
Tesla's 5th millionth car was taken offline, about 6 months after its 4th millionth car was taken offline. Tesla stated that it is foreseeable that the next 1 million vehicles will be achieved faster. The Shanghai super factory, known for its efficiency, is also delivering high-quality and cost-effective vehicles made in China to both domestic and international markets, bringing a better travel experience to global consumers and jointly promoting the upward development of the industry.
It is understood that the 5th millionth vehicle to be taken offline this time is the updated version of Tesla Model 3, which mainly improves in multiple aspects such as exterior design, driving experience, cabin interaction, and safety. On September 1st, the updated Tesla Model 3 began pre-sales in China. Among them, the Model 3's new rear wheel drive version starts at 259900 yuan, while the Model 3's long endurance all wheel drive version starts at 295900 yuan.