People visit the Tesla exhibition section at the 4th China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Nov 5, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
SHANGHAI — Tesla Shanghai factory delivered nearly 300,000 vehicles in the first half of 2022, exceeding 60 percent of its total deliveries last year.
The Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory delivered 77,938 vehicles in June, up 177 percent year-on-year, according to Tesla China.
In the first half of 2022, nearly 100,000 of the cars made by the plant were exported overseas.
The factory’s localization rate of auto parts is more than 90 percent.