Tesla claims that it’s now attaining “95% automated manufacturing” at Gigafactory Shanghai with latest updates.
Whereas Elon Musk disbanded Tesla’s PR workforce within the US, the automaker nonetheless has press departments in different markets.
For instance, the corporate’s Chinese language PR workforce just lately held a manufacturing unit tour for experiences at Gigafactory Shanghai.
In latest months, Tesla has made adjustments to the plant and there have been experiences that the automaker was throttling down the manufacturing on the manufacturing unit.
Now, experiences from Chinese language reporters on the occasion say that Tesla is now claiming the manufacturing unit is at full capability – producing a Mannequin Y each 30 seconds.
In the course of the occasion, Tesla reportedly highlighted adjustments, like new vertical lifts reducing down the size of the manufacturing traces by 100 meters. The corporate additionally made the declare that Gigafactory Shanghai is now “95% automated” (by way of Gongfu Finance – translated from Chinese language):
In Tesla’s meeting workshop, two manufacturing traces with related processes are stacked vertically, and the doorways, physique and different elements on the manufacturing line are transported by vertical lifts, saving almost 100 meters of manufacturing traces. The 4 workshops are linked, and the manufactured elements could be transported inside the workshop. The dense variety of robotic arms brings Tesla as much as 95% absolutely automated manufacturing, and the automation charge of Tesla’s welding workshop is near 100%.
It’s unclear how they got here up with the proportion or if something is misplaced in translation, however it might imply that 95% of the processes are automated.
Tao Lin, VP of Tesla China, reportedly commented on the assembly that “Tesla will proceed to take care of the present manufacturing and may be very assured within the Chinese language market.” The VP additionally added that Megafactory, which plans to supply Megapacks in Shanghai, goes to enter manufacturing in 2025.
Electrek’s Take
This isn’t an amazing replace on the plant, however Gigafactory Shanghai is Tesla’s best plant and produces extra electrical automobiles than some other, so we take each data we will get about it.
The registration numbers we’re seeing for Tesla out of China are fairly good; nonetheless, with the brand new tariffs in Europe and probably coming to Canada, it can seemingly make extra Tesla automobiles obtainable out there as Tesla exports a good portion of its Giga Shanghai manufacturing outdoors the nation.
It will likely be fascinating to see how Tesla handles this example. Up to now, based mostly on these feedback, it doesn’t sound like they plan to decrease manufacturing.
