Tesla’s Shanghai factory nearly triples output, as China sales total beats Nio, Xpeng and Li Auto put together
- The American carmaker’s Shanghai facility produced 76,965 vehicles in August, 173 per cent more than a month earlier, when upgrades were in progress
- Total deliveries of new-energy vehicles rose 8.8 per cent to 529,000 units in China in August, according to CPCA data
The American company’s massive Shanghai facility produced 76,965 vehicles in August, 173 per cent more than a month earlier and just under its highest ever monthly total of 78,906 in June.
The facility in Shanghai’s Lingang free-trade zone, officially called Gigafactory 3, delivered 34,502 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to mainland customers last month, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). That is more than quadruple July’s total of 8,461 while factory upgrades were in progress.
Tesla also exported 42,463 cars to overseas markets in August.
“Tesla is clawing back lost ground,” said Tian Maowei, a sales manager at Yiyou Auto Service in Shanghai. “After it expanded its capacity, the Shanghai plant is powering ahead with production in August, nearing its record.”
