Tesla's Berlin Factory Expansion Market Demand and Considerations

TapTechNews August 5th news, the manager of Tesla's Berlin factory, Andre Thierrygue, said that they would not invest billions of dollars in factory expansion before confirming market demand. If there is no clear signal from the market that expansion is needed, we will not spend billions of dollars to expand the factory.

Last month, the Brandenburg State Environmental Agency partially approved the expansion plan of Tesla's Berlin factory. Tesla was allowed to start construction within the existing factory area, but was not allowed to cut down more trees near the factory. The expansion permit of Tesla's Berlin factory was divided into several parts, and the approval of the second part was postponed last month.

Thierrygue pointed out that Tesla must consider another factor when expanding the Berlin factory: the sales volume of electric vehicles.

TapTechNews noticed that since the beginning of the year, many companies have talked about the decline of the global electric vehicle market, which has affected car manufacturers and other electric vehicle supply chain enterprises to varying degrees. Tesla admits that the electric vehicle market has leveled off in 2024, but still firmly believes that electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry. Thierrygue is also optimistic about the prospects of the Berlin factory, We firmly believe that the market will pick up again, it's just a matter of time and speed.

Thierrygue believes that the sales from the UK will help promote the expansion plan of the Berlin factory.