🇺🇸 Fremont Factory
Tesla HQ Factory · Fremont, California
Model 3, Model Y (Optimus line under construction in former S/X space)
Updated 2026-09-27 · Satellite imagery 11/28/2024 · 6/7 milestones verified
Built footprint
100%
Before
NowFirst and most-recent frames from the Sentinel-2 timelapse.
Area
5.3M sqft
Capacity
550K+ Model 3/Y (Q2 2026)
Investment
$2B+
Employees
22,000
Fremont Factory
37.4950° N, 121.9425° W
Satellite timelapse
47 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-09-21 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Milestones
6/72024-10
Refreshed Model 3 US prod
Done
2012-06
First Model S delivered
Done
2010-05
Tesla acquires NUMMI plant
Done
Progress by year
2020–202650%'20
60%'21
70%'22
80%'23
90%'24
95%'25
100%'26
Latest: 100%operational
Latest news
Oct 8TeslaratiElon Musk shuts down talk of TSMC taking over TerafabOct 7TeslaratiTrump to hand Elon Musk a top honor that traces back to JFKOct 7InsideEVsHow Tesla Is Pressuring European Regulators To Approve FSDOct 7TeslaratiTesla Model 3 and Model Y can now do what only Cybertruck couldOct 6InsideEVsThe Tesla Model 3 And Model Y Can Now Power Your Home In A BlackoutOct 6ElectrekTesla Model 3 and Model Y can finally power your homeOct 2ElectrekTesla Model 3 gets range and performance boost, plus a new 16-inch screen in USOct 17TorqueNewsTesla Lowers Model 3 Prices in Norway, Australia & New ZealandOct 14TorqueNewsTesla Model 3 Owner Walks Away From High-Speed Head-On Crash With Minor InjuriesOct 13TorqueNewsTesla Model 3's Incredible Crash Safety Results
Latest signal
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·7h
Tesla's California VPP sets record: 85,774 Powerwall homes peak at 601 MW, deliver 932 MWh during Oct 6 grid event
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·7h
I've just enabled Track Mode on a non-Performance Model Y Juniper. It's not that it doesn't work, it does! Not shipping it is a business decision.
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·14h
California enacts MyFirstEV rebates and faster EV charger permitting
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·16h
Black headliner for the Model 3 Performance
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·19h
Tesla extends South Korea sales lead as Model Y dominates September
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·4h
Tesla bringing Cybercab, Optimus Gen 2 and free FSD test drives to the Paris Motor Show, Oct 12–18
r/SpaceXLoungeu/clmixon·10h
Starbase Louisiana update 6-7-26
Hacker NewsJumpCrisscross·11h
SpaceX credit risk jumps on worries over its borrowing spree
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