Tesla Fremont Factory
The Tesla Fremont Factory is an automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, United States, operated by Tesla, Inc. The factory originally opened as General Motors' Fremont Assembly in 1962, and then was operated by New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), a joint venture of GM and Toyota from 1984. The joint venture ended when GM entered bankruptcy in 2009. In 2010, Toyota agreed to sell the plant to Tesla at a significant discount. The plant is the only production site for the Model S and Model X and also produces the Model 3, and Model Y.
| Tesla Fremont Factory | |
|---|---|
Tesla Model S vehicles at the Fremont Factory | |
| Built | 1962 (as Fremont Assembly) |
| Operated | 2010 |
| Location | Fremont, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°29′41″N 121°56′41″W |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | |
| Employees | 22,000 |
| Area | 0.68 sq mi (1.8 km2; 440 acres) |
| Address | 45500 Fremont Boulevard |
| Owner(s) | Tesla, Inc. |
| Website | tesla |
In 2023, the Fremont Factory produced nearly 560,000 vehicles and employed over 20,000 people. Tesla says the factory has the capacity to produce up to 100,000 Model S and X vehicles and 550,000 Model 3 and Y vehicles annually.