The head of Tesla is to open the German Gigafactory next Tuesday, March 22, 2022. On this occasion, the carmaker will hand over its first “made in Germany” cars to its customers. The German magazine Handelsblatt and the local agency DPA inform about it.
Musk himself originally expected Tesla to start his European plant in Grünheide near the German capital on July 1, 2021. The start of production eventually took a long delay. The company built the factory at its own risk on the basis of temporary permits from the German authorities. It received final approval with more than 400 conditions from the state of Brandenburg on March 4. He wants to start production 18 days later. They could complicate it even more guesswork regarding water supply.
“The German media expect the start of production to be similar to the Shanghai plant in early 2020.” I expect Elon Musk to be in place. When production starts at a Gigafactory, the cars are handed over to the first customers under his supervision, ” for Handelsblatt traditional procedure Brandenburg Minister of Economy Jörg Steinbach.
Web Teslarati he has already published the program of the whole event. The guests are expected to arrive at the place after nine in the morning, and they will be able to walk through the guide before handing over the cars. From half past one, there will be a handover of cars. While in Shanghai it was the Model 3 electric sedans, in Germany it would be the Model Y SUV. In China, the cars produced were exported to the podium and handed over to new owners.
A special performance by Elon Musek, who will speak to the participants of the event, can also be expected. He even danced at the opening of the factory in Shanghai. When asked if he would repeat the same in Berlin, he wrote to Twitter: “Hahaha, sure.”
In the first phase, Tesla wants to produce half a million cars a year in Grünheide and employs 12,000 people. The manufacturer wants to reach these numbers as soon as possible. For example, giant aluminum die-casting machines, the so-called Gigapresses, from the Italian company IDRA are to be used here. These are to cast the entire front and rear of the car floor in one piece.
See how Elon Musk played at the opening of the plant in Shanghai:
