# List of Tesla factories

Tesla, Inc. operates plants worldwide for the manufacture of their products, including electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries, solar shingles, chargers, automobile parts, manufacturing equipment and tools for its own factories, as well as a lithium ore refinery. The following is a list of current, future and former facilities.

## Current production facilities

| Name | City | Country | Products | Opened/ Acquired | Employees | Floor Area | VIN Code | Comments |
| Tesla Fremont Factory | Fremont, California | United States | Model SModel XModel 3Model Y | 2010 | 22,000 | 5,500,000 sq ft (510,000 m$^2$) | F | Former GM Fremont Assembly and Toyota/GM NUMMI plant. |
| Tesla facilities in Tilburg | Tilburg | Netherlands | Automotive parts | 2013 | 540 | 1,688,217 sq ft (156,840.5 m$^2$) | — | Knock-down kit assembly site for Model S & X until 2021. Location reconfigured to manufacture parts. |
| Tesla Lathrop Factory | Lathrop, California | United States | Automotive parts | 2014 | | 885,867 sq ft (82,299.7 m$^2$) | — | Former Chrysler parts distribution building. Facility supports the Tesla Fremont Factory and hosts some suppliers. |
| Tesla Kato Road Facility | Fremont, California | United States | Lithium-ion batteriesSeats | 2015 | | 506,409 sq ft (47,046.9 m$^2$) | — | Former SolarCity facility. 4680 battery "pilot factory" with annual capacity of 10 GWh. |
| Tesla Tool and Die Factory | Grand Rapids, Michigan | United States | Tool and die casting equipment | 2015 | 100 | 176,606 sq ft (16,407.2 m$^2$) | — | Former Riviera Tool and Die factory. |
| Gigafactory Nevada | Storey County, Nevada | United States | Lithium-ion batteriesElectric motorsPowerwallTesla Semi | 2016 | 7,000 | 5,400,000 sq ft (500,000 m$^2$) | N | Annual battery capacity of up to 35 GWh. |
| Gigafactory New York | Buffalo, New York | United States | Solar RoofSupercharger | 2017 | 1,500 | 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m$^2$) | — | Former SolarCity facility. Location serves as base for autopilot labeling. |
| Tesla Automation | Prüm | Germany | Manufacturing equipment | 2017 | 800 | | — | Former Grohmann Automation facility. |
| Tesla Automation | Neutraubling | Germany | Manufacturing equipment | 2017 | 100 | | — | Former Grohmann Automation branch location. |
| Tesla Automation | Neuwied | Germany | Manufacturing equipment | 2020 | 210 | | — | Former Assembly & Test Europe factory. Manufactures transmission and battery assembly lines. |
| Tesla Brooklyn Park | Brooklyn Park, Minnesota | United States | Manufacturing equipment | 2017 | 150 | 125,560 sq ft (11,665 m$^2$) | — | Former Perbix Machine Company factory. |
| Tesla Toronto Automation | Richmond Hill, Ontario | Canada | Battery manufacturing equipment | 2019 | 150 | | — | Former Hibar Systems facility. |
| Tesla Toronto Automation | Markham, Ontario | Canada | Battery manufacturing equipment | 2021 | | 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m$^2$) | — | Former Hibar Systems branch location. |
| Gigafactory Shanghai | Shanghai | China | Model 3Model Y | 2019 | 20,000 | 4,500,000 sq ft (418,000 m$^2$) | C | |
| Tesla Shanghai Supercharger Factory | Shanghai | China | Supercharger | 2021 | | 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m$^2$) | — | Annual production of 10,000 chargers. |
| Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg | Grünheide | Germany | Model YLithium-ion batteries (future) | 2022 | 10,000 | 2,240,000 sq ft (208,000 m$^2$) | B | |
| Gigafactory Texas | Austin, Texas | United States | Model YCybertruckNext-gen vehicle (future) | 2022 | 20,000 | 10,000,000 sq ft (930,000 m$^2$) | A | Also serves as Tesla HQ. |
| Megafactory Lathrop | Lathrop, California | United States | Megapack | 2022 | 1,000 | 440,538 sq ft (40,927.3 m$^2$) | — | Former JCPenney distribution center. |
| Tesla Lithium (refinery) | Robstown, Texas | United States | Battery-grade lithium hydroxide | 2024 | 250 | | | Estimated annual material capacity for 50 GWh of batteries. |
| Megafactory Shanghai | Shanghai | China | Megapack | 2025 | | 656,000 sq ft (60,900 m$^2$) | — | Estimated annual production of 10,000 Megapacks. |

## Future production facilities

| Name | City | Country | Products | Expected Opening | Employees | Floor Area | Comments |
| Hayward facility | Hayward, California | United States | Automotive parts | 2023 | | 148,500 sq ft (13,800 m$^2$) | |
| Fremont battery factory | Fremont, California | United States | Lithium-ion batteries | 2023 | | 210,000 sq ft (20,000 m$^2$) | Supports Kato Road 4680 battery "pilot factory." |
| Megafactory Texas | Brookshire, Texas | United States | Megapack | 2025 | 1,500 | 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m$^2$) | Tesla has held the lease on the 1,000,000 SF building for a supplier Since October 2021. |
| Gigafactory Mexico | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon | Mexico | Next-gen vehicle | 2026 | 10,000 | | |

## Former production facilities

| Name | City | Country | Products | In use | Employees | VIN Code | Comments |
| Tesla Menlo Park Factory | Menlo Park, California | United States | Roadster (1st gen) | 2008–2012 | | 1 | Former Chevrolet dealership. Final assembly of gliders manufactured at Lotus Cars in Hethel. Location closed and land was converted to mixed-used development by 2022. |
| Lotus Cars | Hethel | United Kingdom | Roadster (1st gen) | 2008–2012 | | 3 | Built gliders under contract for assembly in Menlo Park, complete assembly of vehicles for European distribution. |
| Tesla Palo Alto Facility | Palo Alto, California | United States | Model S (alpha build)Powertrain components | 2010–2016 | 650 | P | Initial Model S cars built at the facility in 2010. From 2010 to 2016, supplied powertrains for Tesla and other automakers. Location served as Tesla HQ from 2010 to 2021. Location remains active for other uses. |
| Tesla Elgin | Elgin, Illinois | United States | Manufacturing equipment | 2017-2021 | | — | Former Compass Automation factory. Produced automated assembly and inspection systems. |
Note: Maxwell Technologies was acquired by Tesla in 2019 for their battery technology. Maxwell continued to operate as subsidiary until 2021. Due to the short holding time and no known products produced under Tesla, their production facilities are not listed above.