烏瓦 uploaded a video of the current state of construction at the Tesla Gigafactory 3 in China. There are over a dozen large piledrivers creating the foundation for the Gigafactory 3.
Media in China reports that the Gigafactory 3 should be completed in the summer of 2019.
Tesla is stepping up its GF3 construction in Shanghai, China. On Feb 11th, media learned from ppl close to the project that $TSLA Shanghai GF3 (Phase I) has started energy conservation assessment, & several relevant departments participated in the review.https://t.co/lHAJwfqQAm
— Vincent (@vincent13031925) February 11, 2019
Base on my research: #s of Tesla Model 3 sold/ordered in China:
Jan 1st – Feb 4th -2500 units
Feb 5th – Feb 20th -4500 units
(lunar New Year holidays)My estimate units (#Model3 in China 🇨🇳) for Q1:
8000-10k units (not 100% can be deliver)$TSLA #Tesla #TeslaChina
— Vincent (@vincent13031925) February 25, 2019
Tesla’s Model 3 dominated the global electric-car market in 2018.
Even bigger demand is coming:
Tesla Pickup > Model Y > Model 3
It’s just the beginning $TSLA #Tesla pic.twitter.com/P59DWIevuU
— Vincent (@vincent13031925) February 25, 2019
SOURCES- Vincent Twitter, 烏瓦 Youtube
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Yep, well, Tesla could take them to court…..in China….LOL.
Every foreign company doing business like this in china has had that thought on the back of their minds. They could come in anytime they feel like it and take over operations. Nothing new to see here.
Sure thing. Tesla doesn’t own the land, but has use of it. And, more importantly, Tesla does not have financial close on this project, or it would have shown up in the filings, which it doesn’t. It means the Chinese state owned construction firms are paying for the construction. If Tesla can’t come to financial close the project will revert to a Chinese car company who needs batteries anyway. Technically, this isn’t even a Tesla project. The Chinese have covered their bases.