The lately introduced Tesla Giga Mexico manufacturing unit is anticipated to be one of many largest initiatives in automotive historical past.

Thus far, Tesla revealed solely a picture of the deliberate website, confirming its intention to supply in Mexico its next-generation all-electric automobiles.

A bit extra particulars had been revealed by Mexico’s authorities, which stated that the land spans almost 4,200 acres in an industrial zone within the Santa Catarina municipality close to Monterrey (Nuevo Leon). That is 68 % greater than within the case of the Tesla Giga Texas (2,500 acres).

In line with Reuters, Jesus Nava – the mayor of Santa Catarina – stated that the brand new electrical automobile envisioned for the location can be revealed by Tesla when it breaks floor in about three months from now.

An fascinating factor is the size of the funding estimated at $10 billion and 10,000 staff ($5 billion and 5,000 staff initially). We do not know the small print, however it may embrace each automobile manufacturing, in addition to different components, like drive models and battery cells.

The report says {that a} senior Mexican official talked about annual output of 1 million autos per yr, however we doubt that is the case as a result of it is inside attain of the prevailing Tesla Giga Shanghai plant in China. If Giga Mexico will actually be as huge as they counsel, a million models per yr could be simply the preliminary goal with one other million models per yr to be added later.

Anyway, the brand new manufacturing unit can be large – it have to be if Tesla intends to step by step improve its output to twenty million models per yr in the long run.

Tesla Giga Mexico in short:

• introduced on March 1, 2023
• location: within the Santa Catarina municipality close to Monterrey (Nuevo Leon)
• building to begin inside about three months (Summer season 2023)
• function: next-generation EVs
• data from Mexico’s authorities:
  almost 4,200 acres
  initially: $5 billion funding and 5,000 folks
  in the end: $10 billion funding and 10,000 folks
  manufacturing output of 1 million autos yearly