Tesla's Shanghai factory may produce 300000 cars in the first nine months.

Published: Sep 26, 2021 16:49

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Foreign media reported that Tesla Shanghai Super Factory produced about 240000 electric vehicles from January to August 2021, many of which were exported overseas, according to foreign media reports. [Tesla's Shanghai factory may produce 300000 cars in the previous September]. According to foreign media reports, the China Automobile Federation data show that from January to August 2021, the Shanghai Super Factory produced about 240000 electric vehicles, many of which were exported overseas. Despite the global semiconductor supply shortage, Tesla's Shanghai plant is expected to produce 300000 vehicles in the first nine months of 2021, which means Tesla will produce 60, 000 vehicles in September, according to two people familiar with the matter. delivery will peak at the end of the third quarter (July-September).

According to foreign media reports, the Tesla Shanghai Super Factory produced about 240000 electric vehicles from January to August 2021, many of which were exported overseas, according to data from the China Federation of Motor Transport. Despite the global semiconductor supply shortage, Tesla's Shanghai plant is expected to produce 300000 vehicles in the first nine months of 2021, which means Tesla will produce 60, 000 vehicles in September, according to two people familiar with the matter. delivery will peak at the end of the third quarter (July-September).

Tesla's Shanghai plant mainly produces Model 3 electric cars and Model Y electric SUV for the domestic market as well as foreign markets such as Germany and Japan. An employee of Tesla's Shanghai factory said in August that the plant was expected to produce 450000 cars in 2021, of which 66100 would be exported overseas. Tesla has not released more details of the plant's production. Musk said that Tesla has invested a lot of resources and energy in China and will continue to strengthen investment and research and development in China in the future.

Tesla is facing public scrutiny in China for data security and customer service complaints, and the company is recruiting managers for its legal and external relations team in China.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the 2021 World Internet Congress that data security is the key to the success of smart cars. Tesla has set up a data center in China to store all the data generated by the Chinese business, including production, sales, service, charging and other data.

Musk also said that all information is safely stored in China and will not be transferred overseas. Only in extremely rare cases such as the need to order spare parts from overseas will individual data be transferred after obtaining the relevant approval. Tesla is working with regulators to find the best solution for data security.

Tesla didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

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