Gigafactory Mexico (also known as Gigafactory 6) is a proposed manufacturing plant for Tesla, Inc. to be constructed near Monterrey, Mexico,[2] with new vehicle production expected as early as 2026.[3]
| Gigafactory Mexico | |
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 Artist's rendering of Gigafactory Mexico | |
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| Location | Monterrey, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 25°42′15″N 100°34′20″W / 25.70417°N 100.57222°W |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Area | 2.962 km2 (1.144 sq mi; 732 acres)[1] |
| Owner(s) | Tesla, Inc. |
Description
editThe gigafactory is planned to be built near Monterrey. The factory will be an approximately US$10 billion investment by Tesla and will employ thousands of workers when fully operational, as well as employ many thousands of workers during construction.[4][5] Including Tesla and its suppliers, the plant represents a US$15 billion investment.[6] Production is expected to start no earlier than 2026.[3][7]
History
editThe facility was officially announced by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on 28 February 2023.[2] The following day at Tesla Investor Day, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the facility.[8] The factory was placed in Mexico in an effort to keep the cost of the vehicle low, and Tesla has encouraged suppliers to open facilities nearby.[9]
Samuel García, governor of Mexico's Nuevo León state, announced in July 2023 that the permits for the factory were nearly ready to be issued and said he expected construction would soon begin.[10] Tesla expected then that the facility would take 12 to 15 months to construct,[11] and had told suppliers to expect the plant to open in the first quarter of 2025.[9] By August 2023, preparation work had only just begun at the site to build an access road onto the property from the highway.[12] Tesla received environmental impact permits for the project in September 2023, with a requirement that construction be completed in 26 months (November 2025).[1][13] By the end of October 2023, the government of Nuevo León said that Tesla had received all necessary permits to begin construction of the factory.[14]
In September 2023, multiple Tesla suppliers indicated that production was not expected to start until 2026 or 2027, and therefore some suppliers were delaying their own plans to build new facilities in Mexico to support the supply line for Tesla in Nuevo Leon.[3]
Tesla requested in October 2023 that the Nuevo Leon state government begin building electric, water, road and rail infrastructure to serve the Gigafactory,[15] although Tesla stated in October that they are slowing down their plans for the factory due to global concerns about the macroeconomy.[16]
As of July 2024[update], Tesla has placed construction of Gigafactory Mexico on hold until after the 2024 United States presidential election, because former President Trump has pledged to add tariffs on cars made in Mexico.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Garza, Víctor González (21 September 2023). "Nuevo León aprueba permisos ambientales para Tesla" [Nuevo Leon Approves Environmental Impact Permits for Tesla Factory]. Telediario (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ a b Graham, Dave; Solomon, Daina Beth (28 February 2023). "Tesla plant gets green light in northern Mexico". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Olvera, Silvia (6 September 2023). "Avisan a proveedores de Tesla: 'no hay prisa'" [Tesla suppliers warned: 'no hurry']. El Norte (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Spinetto, Juan Pablo (7 March 2023). "New Tesla Gigafactory Marks Mexico's Manufacturing Golden Moment". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Averbuch, Maya (3 March 2023). "Tesla Mexico Plant Means $10 Billion Investment, Garcia Says". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Pulice, Carolina; Soloman, Daina Beth (12 September 2023). Garcia, David Alire; Fahmy, Miral (eds.). "Tesla, suppliers to invest $15 billion in Mexico factory, local governor says". Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Fred (7 September 2023). "Tesla Gigafactory Mexico might be coming online way later than expected". Electrek. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Shakir, Umar (1 March 2023). "Tesla confirms its next Gigafactory will be in Mexico". The Verge. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b Alvarez, Simon (29 June 2023). "Tesla Gigafactory Mexico production set at Q1 2025: report". Teslarati. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Cubero, César (7 July 2023). "Samuel García asegura que en "cualquier momento" pondrán la primera piedra para Gigafactory de Tesla" [Samuel García assures that at "any time" they will lay the first stone for Tesla's Gigafactory]. Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ Merano, Maria (17 April 2023). "Tesla Giga Mexico building 'new production line' for $25k compact car". teslarati.com. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Delgado, Pedro (9 August 2023). "Llega maquinaria a terrenos donde construirán Gigafactory de Tesla en Santa Catarina" [Machinery arrives at land where Tesla's Gigafactory will be built in Santa Catarina]. Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ John, Darryn (22 September 2023). "Tesla's environmental impact permits for Giga Mexico approved". Drive Tesla Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ Cubero, César (30 October 2023). "Tesla viene a Nuevo León, ya tiene todos sus permisos: Iván Rivas" [Tesla is coming to Nuevo León, it already has all its permits: Iván Rivas]. Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Bravo, Tomas; Madry, Kylie (5 October 2023). "Tesla requests infrastructure ahead of Mexico factory construction, state government says". Reuters. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Lambert, Fred (19 October 2023). "Tesla pumps the brakes on Gigafactory Mexico". Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ^ Revell, Eric (23 July 2024). "Musk says Tesla's Mexico factory on pause over Trump's tariff pledge". Fox Business. Retrieved 25 July 2024.