A catalyst for development revving up for more success

Tesla announced on Sept 6 that its gigafactory in the Lingang Special Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone had produced its 2 millionth vehicle.

Tesla's Lingang factory, the first of its kind outside the company's headquarters in the United States, became operational in January 2020 and took just 33 months to generate an output of 1 million vehicles.

The factory then took just 13 months to produce another million vehicles. In other words, a Tesla car is made every 40 seconds in Lingang, said the company's vice-president Tao Lin.