Last week was especially important for Tesla. In fact, operations have begun in its Berlin factory, with the result that the first German-made Model Y came off the assembly line. This is certainly a relief for the brand which has recently found itself struggling to meet the ever-growing demand for its products.
He was confidently acknowledged by company founder Elon Musk during the official opening speech of the Berlin plant, declaring a rather bold goal for the next few years. Based on current demand and massive increase in production plans, with more factories being built around the world, Musk looks confident that Tesla will reach an annual production rate of 20 million vehicles by 2030.
For Musk, the annual production of 20 million Tesla is only 1% of the cars in circulation in the world
According to the information provided by Automotive New, Musk was questioned by workers at the new German plant about his claims, to which he replied: “I think it’s aggressive, but not impossible, that we could build 20 million cars in 10 years. And that would be a good number because there are 2 billion cars and trucks in the world currently active, so 20 million would be 1% of the global fleet per year ”.
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But by 2030, Tesla will face more than fierce competition from the likes of General Motors, Stellantis e Ford, not to mention the plethora of executive and premium electric vehicles that are on the way from various German brands. According to Musk, the key to success is Tesla’s momentum, which he explained to his employees saying, “As we are able to increase production and meet demand in our existing markets then we will be able to expand to other markets and the we will also do it by offering additional products “.