Inside Tesla's New Shanghai Gigafactory

What happens when China, one of the world’s most fiercely competitive manufacturing countries, goes up against Tesla, an American super-company devoted to revolutionising the way we think about personal transportation?

While the Chinese government is renowned for imposing strict import regulations on other countries and companies, its deal with Tesla hits just that little bit more different.

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Inside Tesla's New Gigafactory in Shangai

[mrtesla]

I have a model 3 that I got in June 2020, it's by far the best car I've ever owned and driven.

[antihypocrisy]

It's not the first fully foreign owned factory. It's the first fully foreign owned auto factory. Big difference.

[danielwhyatt]

Giga-factory Shanghai has been such an incredible success story. Even during the pandemic it was amazing watching the factory continued to expand day after day in real time. Companies like Tesla and SpaceX are what really give us hope for the future, as we can see them moving seemingly faster than anything else out there. They definitely need to apply what works in China’s Giga-factory to other ones. Especially in Berlin with the site there are still well under construction.

[SmartMart]

As a Tesla shareholder it's great to see inside the Giga Shanghai factory. I also own a UK spec Tesla Model Y RHD made in China - build quality is great and the car is the best car I've ever owned.

[peterjenks]

Made in China Model 3 LR collected 22 May. Build quality as good as any of the German cars I've owned. Service support also competitive. Great car.

[heartbl]

Thanks for the comment that points out the different between “first fully foreign owned factory” and “fully foreign owned auto factory”, audiences are often misunderstood by those silly mistakes that made by the media

Good stuff but I find a lot of footage to be of the Model S assembly line in Fremont

[spoileralert]

You are correct that Toyota started it, but it's called "Just-In-Time" not lean manufacturing. I know because I was a buyer for a company that supplied Aston-Martin.

[michaelnurse]

Oops. Lean manufacturing is nothing to do with parts arriving at the right time - that is Just in TIme inventory management - 'Lean' means you can retool your machines for a batch size of one very quickly - if you sell only one pink Tesla you still make a profit on it because the cost to retool the paint line is very low. This typically means much lower tech tools - at least it did at Toyota.

[carlosgarcia]

I got my MIC Model 3 last week and the build quality seems great. After detailed inspection I couldn't find any (obvious) defect.

[kerwinhynes]

At least the quality of the fit and finish, will be much better than the current US production models.

[blomegoog]

this is the best yt, and tsla vid seen this year. ty.

[vin]

I have owned my MIC M3P for a month- the fit and finish is flawless to my untrained eye. This is the best car I have owned, previously I've paid a lot more and for a lot less, an inferior car from the big three Germans costs 50% more.

[saggo]

My Shanghai built 2021 Model 3 Long Range is beautifully built.

[greateastball]

The olive branch thrown by the Shanghai government when Tesla was madly shorted by Wall Street capital, so this actually has another meaning

[CookingwithYarda]

China, the gigafactory of the world ;-) The technological progress in China is remarkable !! I'll buy Tesla when I'll reach 1 M subs ;-)

[happosai]

I am still waiting for Tesla to arrive at the Philippine. Then I can order.

[bowlampar]

The CCP leaders have closed door sweet deal with Tesla, have to treat it differently than the rest of foreign company. 🙄🙄

[DoctorJack]

The passion people develop for a Tesla vehicle I liken to the passion people had for a little phone called the iPhone when it first came out. Tesla stock will look very cheap in the coming years.

[ayayatn]

If you want to be the most successful company in the world, you need to conquer China and India's market