Elon Musk Opens Tesla’s ‘Giga Texas’ That He Says Is The Biggest U.S. Plant

Elon Musk Opens Tesla’s ‘Giga Texas’ That He Says Is The Biggest U.S. Plant

Elon Musk celebrates the opening of Tesla's Giga Texas plant in Austin. Elon Musk marked the official start of production at Tesla's new Giga Texas plant in Austin, saying it's the country's biggest factory by size and will also be the highest-volume U. S. auto plant when fully ramped up. Speaking to more than a 1, 000 invited guests and fans of the brand packed into the sprawling facility for what Tesla called a "Cyber Rodeo" late Thursday, Musk said the plant will produce at least 500, 000 vehicles annually by next year. Initially, it will make Model Y hatchbacks, with the hard-edged Cybetruck pickup going into production next year, along with a new version of the Roadster sports car and Tesla Semi. "The Model Y line will be the highest capacity line I think of any line in the world. In fact I'm confident it will be," Musk, dressed in a black hat, black sunglasses and black Giga Texas t-shirt, told attendees. "Half a millions units a year in a single factory of one product is the biggest dang thing in the world. This will be the highest volume car factory in America." The Texas plant opens as the