Tesla Fremont Factory
Tesla, Fremont, California
Tesla's Fremont factory in the East Bay was a GM plant and then the GM-Toyota NUMMI plant before Tesla took it over in 2010. It now builds the Model 3 and Model Y and produced nearly 560,000 vehicles in 2023, which Tesla reported as the most of any U.S. auto plant.
- Company
- Tesla
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1962
- Employees
- 20,000
- news
- Industry
- Vehicles
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
What is made here
Tesla Model 3 and Model Y electric vehicles; the Model S and Model X were also built here.
Facts
| 2023 output | Nearly 560,000 vehicles, per Tesla's Q4 2023 shareholder letter (news: cleantechnica.com) |
|---|---|
| Ranking | Described as the top-producing auto factory in the United States in 2023 (news: cleantechnica.com) |
| Milestone | Tesla's 2 millionth vehicle rolled off the Fremont lines (company: tesla.com) |
| History | Opened by General Motors in 1962 and run as the GM-Toyota NUMMI joint venture from 1984 to 2010 before Tesla took it over (reference: en.wikipedia.org) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in California.
Sources
- CleanTechnica: Tesla's California factory now largest auto factory in USA (news, checked November 11, 2026)
- Tesla: California footprint (company, checked November 11, 2026)
- Wikipedia: Tesla Fremont Factory (reference, checked November 11, 2026)
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