Tesla opens first European plant in Netherlands.
The plant is the first fully-fledged outside its home market and, according to the Financial Times, it was built using old factory parts from the company’s main factory in Fremont, California. The plant is set to make 450 Tesla Model S cars per week, with a capacity for about 1,000 a week. The plant in Tilburg is not entirely new, more likely a reconfiguration and upgrade if you wish, considering it was previously used to reassemble cars made in California. The premium EV maker said the new Tesla Tilburg factory is here to bring their most popular model faster to “our growing family in Europe.”
Furthermore, according to the source, Elon Musk said that the plant has “a lot of room for growth and expansion,” adding that the company was likely to look for new sites in Europe, starting next year.