CCTV News, October 8th (Reporter Zhou Hong) On the morning of October 8th, Beijing time, Tesla’s 2021 shareholders meeting was held at the Austin, Texas Gigafactory. Tesla CEO Elon Musk attended. He said that the vehicle quality and operational efficiency of Tesla’s Shanghai Super Factory are very good.
Since the fourth quarter of 2016, Tesla’s delivery volume has grown at a compound annual growth rate of 71%, and it has set a record delivery record in the past five quarters. In the third quarter of this year, Tesla’s annual mass production rate was close to 1 million vehicles per year, which has created a new delivery record. In the third quarter of 2021, a total of more than 240,000 vehicles were delivered, an increase of 73 year-on-year. %, and produced approximately 238,000 cars worldwide.
In the past four quarters, Tesla has delivered more than 800,000 vehicles. At this general meeting of shareholders, Musk expressed that Tesla is confident of maintaining an annualized growth rate of at least 50%, and at the same time set the goal of “achieving sales of 20 million vehicles in 2030.”
In less than 4 years, Tesla Model 3 sales have soared from zero to more than 120,000 vehicles per quarter, surpassing many popular BBA models, and beyond this achievement is another popular model of Tesla — —Model Y. Musk said that in the future, under the joint production cooperation of four Tesla super factories in Fremont, Shanghai, Texas and Berlin, Model Y will become the best-selling car in all market segments in the world.
In 2020, Tesla car sales accounted for 0.7% of global sales, but it purchased 26% of all batteries in the automotive industry. At the general meeting of shareholders, Musk announced Tesla’s “five-step plan” to reduce costs: battery design, battery factory construction, cathode materials, anode materials, and vehicle integration, which will reduce the cost of each Tesla vehicle by 69%. Expenses, battery costs are reduced by half, further promoting Tesla’s future sales growth.
Musk also announced the latest developments in FSD. He said that FSD Beta V10.2 will be officially launched in North America the next day (October 9th, Beijing time). In addition, Musk also revealed that the Cybertruck electric pickup truck may be put into production next year and mass production will be realized in 2023. The new Roadster (super sports car) will also be produced in 2023. Over time, Tesla will build more types of electric vehicles and gradually cover all market segments. At the general meeting of shareholders, Musk also stated that “solar energy will be the main energy source in the future.”
The meeting of shareholders is held at the Austin, Texas Super Factory under construction, covering an area of more than 12,000 acres, which is the largest among Tesla’s confirmed super factories. Musk also announced that Tesla will move its headquarters from California to Texas next year. However, this does not mean that Tesla has left California. The Fremont Gigafactory is under construction and the output is expected to increase by 50%. The 4680 battery is also in trial production in California, and the Megapack (large battery energy storage) production plant is also opened in California. .
Regarding the Shanghai Super Factory, Musk once again praised: “The Shanghai Super Factory has amazing vehicle quality and operational efficiency, and it has done a great job!” According to the data, the Shanghai Super Factory has been in operation for less than two years and its output has already reached the third quarter of this year. Overtake the Fremont Super Factory.Return to Sohu to see more
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