On April 2, 2022, Tesla released its delivery report for the first quarter of 2022. The data shows that Tesla’s global delivery volume exceeded 310,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 67.7% compared to the delivery volume of 184,800 vehicles in the same period last year. Among them, 14,724 Model S/X vehicles were delivered, and 295,324 Model 3/Y vehicles were delivered.
The increase in production directly promoted the increase in delivery volume. The total production in the first quarter was 305,407 vehicles, including 14,218 Model S/X vehicles and 291,189 Model 3/Y vehicles.
The increase in production is largely attributed to the Shanghai super factory’s continued stable position as Tesla’s global export center. In January, the export volume of Shanghai super factory reached 40,500 vehicles. In February, the export volume of the Shanghai super factory was 33,315 vehicles. According to information previously released by Tesla, the Shanghai super factory is designed with a production capacity of 450,000 vehicles, but its actual delivery volume in 2021 exceeded 480,000 vehicles.
However, affected by the Shanghai epidemic, Tesla’s Shanghai super factory announced a shutdown from March 31, and as of today, the date of resumption of work is still uncertain. The good news is that the new factory in Brandenburg, Germany held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 22 and has been put into use. The super factory located in Austin, Texas, USA, will also be put into use on April 7, which is expected to effectively alleviate the current queue of Tesla orders for delivery.
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