🇨🇳 Gigafactory Shanghai
GF3 · Shanghai, China
Model 3, Model Y, Megapack
Updated 2026-05-19 · Satellite imagery 7/4/2025 · 6/7 milestones verified
Built footprint
95%
Before
NowFirst and most-recent frames from the Sentinel-2 timelapse.
Area
9.3M sqft
Capacity
950K
Investment
$7B+
Employees
20,000+
Gigafactory Shanghai
30.8700° N, 121.7690° E
Satellite timelapse
31 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-05-15 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Milestones
6/72026-Q2
Refreshed Model Y ramp
Upcoming
2025-12
Megapack production ramp
Done
2025-01
Megafactory complete (7mo)
Done
2024-05
Megafactory ground broken
Done
2021-10
Export hub established
Done
2019-01
Groundbreaking
Done
Progress by year
2020–202615%'20
60%'21
80%'22
85%'23
88%'24
92%'25
95%'26
Latest: 95%operational
Latest news
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