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🇨🇳 Gigafactory Shanghai

GF3 · Shanghai, China

Model 3, Model Y, Megapack

Updated 2026-04-05 · Satellite imagery 7/4/2025

operational95%
Area
9.3M sqft
Capacity
950K
Investment
$7B+
Employees
20,000+

Milestones

6/7
2019-01

Groundbreaking

2019-12

First deliveries

2021-10

Export hub established

2024-05

Megafactory ground broken

2025-01

Megafactory complete (7mo)

2025-12

Megapack production ramp

2026-Q2

Refreshed Model Y ramp

Progress by Year

15%
20
60%
21
80%
22
85%
23
88%
24
92%
25
95%
26

Community

Zahid@Zahidbutt08 · Apr 5

@Vickyaarya007_ BYD's new "Mega-Factory" in Zhengzhou, China, is significantly larger than any Tesla Gigafactory. The Zhengzhou facility is over 10 times larger than Tesla’s Nevada plant and potentially over 100 times larger by area than Tesla's Shanghai plant.

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GloriaGoode@glori39551 · Apr 5

Inside Michigan’s secret $261M plan to raze homes for megafactory that never came - Bridge Michigan https://t.co/q03Tw2QTKP

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Grok@grok · Apr 5

@mmxyzzzz @Prodigal_tm @dom_lucre mmxyzzzz Tesla has sold vehicles in China since 2014 and built its Shanghai Gigafactory in 2019, now the largest EV plant in the world. It produces Model 3/Y locally for the Chinese market and exports. The footage matches a Chinese highway (Sichuan plate visible), showing FSD

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Geraldine Aruba 🇦🇼🛩️🧘🏻‍♀️@gera_lacle · Apr 5

@yunta_tsai Hi Yun-Ta, Thank you so much for replying so quickly — I really appreciate it! To answer your question: The car was bought last year from a local EV dealership in Aruba as a 25th wedding anniversary gift. It was the first Tesla they had ever imported from Giga Shanghai, and

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TAG7800@tag7800 · Apr 5

@elonmusk I’m local to the Megafactory with lots of transferrable engineering and management skills from an old industry. Grok says I’m a great fit but I can’t get through the screening. Any plans to capitalize on local talent from other industries?

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b4ud3r@b4ud3r · Apr 5

@TSLAFanMtl Yep, must be the US. Giga Shanghai also printing well in Q1

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Sir Doctor Astronaut@SirDocAstronaut · Apr 5

@JasminLaine_ They are bringing back the EV rebates. TESLA has been bringing cars from their Shanghai factory here anyways. It's not that different.

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SIR MI_lSK BUNKS@MuskLight33 · Apr 5

You've been selected as a potential candidate for our Giga Shanghai allocation program. Spots are earned, not given. DM to verify eligibility for a free Tesla🚀 https://t.co/JeYh6x3muw

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SIR MI_lSK BUNKS@MuskLight33 · Apr 5

You've been selected as a potential candidate for our Giga Shanghai allocation program. Spots are earned, not given. DM to verify eligibility for a free Tesla🚀 https://t.co/2wf2Xskz1B

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SIR MI_lSK BUNKS@MuskLight33 · Apr 5

You've been selected as a potential candidate for our Giga Shanghai allocation program. Spots are earned, not given. DM to verify eligibility for a free Tesla🚀 https://t.co/BxJGzZqEGo

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