There is great anticipation for one of Tesla’s next launches. A cheaper proposal with which the North American manufacturer wants to take a huge leap forward in terms of volume, and that according to the latest rumors will have a more than important production.
Elon Musk himself confirmed at the time that the new model will be based on a platform that will cost half the production cost of that used in the Model 3 and Model Y. The starting price will be around $25,000. A figure that, as always, surely with the change and the taxes will be something more. But at the moment it is the only reference we have.
But even taking this into account, Tesla’s own expectations are that its sales allow it to exceed the combined deliveries of the Model 3, Model Y, Model S and Model X. Something that will allow you to reach a very high volume.
The 4 million units of the cheapest Tesla
Now, chinese media echoed the industrial plan for this new model, which will carry the annual capacity of up to 4 million units.
To put this in perspective, last year Tesla manufactured a total of 1,369,611 units across all its factories, of which 71,777 were Model S/X and 1,298,434 Model 3/Y.
This means that only for the Model 2, unofficial name, Tesla will have to practically multiply by three its current combined capacity of all its facilities. Something that supposes an anticipation of several years and that the manufacturer would already be addressing with its suppliers.
According to the report, this will make it possible to provide Tesla’s plants with a high capacity, with those located in the United States, which will be in charge of carrying out 2 million units, the new plant in Mexico, which will provide most of the capacity of the new economic model, with the factories in Shanghai and Berlin, with 1 million units each.
It remains to be seen how Tesla distributes the production of Model 2, since achieving 4 million units only in the Mexico factory has many challenges to overcome, both industrial and logistical, and even strong exposure to geopolitical movements. Something that the North American manufacturer has been aware of with the relocation of production outside the United States.
Even the factory’s future expansion plans indicate a target of 2 million units per year at full capacity. So it is evident that part of it will be carried out in Europe and China.
We will also have to wait to meet the newest member of the Tesla family. It is estimated that we will take at least a year to witness its presentation.
An aspect that will depend on the speed in the construction of the Mexican plant, which is estimated to begin its works at the end of this coming month of May, and which will last for 9 months. This will mean that the physical part of the installation will be ready to start testing in the first quarter of 2024, and start mass production at the beginning of the first half of next year.
