Tesla plans to increase German factory capacity by 20%

Tesla announced on June 25 that starting this October, production at its Berlin factory will increase by 20%, reaching 7,500 vehicles per week. Tesla stated that to implement this production increase plan, the company will hire an additional 1,000 employees.

As early as April this year, Tesla had already announced the expansion of its Berlin factory in Germany to meet the growing market demand for the Model Y. In May, the company further announced additional investment to expand the factory's battery production capacity.

Tesla stated that combining these three rounds of capacity expansion plans, its Berlin factory's vehicle and battery manufacturing operations will create a total of 3,500 new jobs in the short to medium term.

Tesla's sales in Europe have continued to recover recently. In May, Tesla's new vehicle registrations increased in several European markets.

Data recently released by the Norwegian Vehicle Information Authority and the French Automobile Manufacturers Association show that, as a sales indicator, Tesla's new vehicle registrations in France surged 655% year-on-year in May, reaching 5,446 units; in Norway, they increased 29% year-on-year, reaching 3,345 units.

Tesla also saw growth in smaller markets such as Denmark, Spain, Portugal, and Sweden: In May, Tesla's registrations in Denmark surged 136% year-on-year to 1,750 units, in Spain rose 113% year-on-year to 1,690 units, in Portugal soared 349% year-on-year to 1,463 units, and in Sweden increased 71% year-on-year to 858 units. The above data comes from the Danish Car Statistics Network, the Spanish Automobile Manufacturers Association, the Portuguese Automobile Association, and the Swedish Transport Agency, respectively.

The Italian market saw a decline, with Tesla registrations falling 23.5% year-on-year to just 654 units, but the company's sales in the country for the first five months of this year still achieved over 15% growth compared to 2025.