September 15, 2025 – According to a report from Bloomberg, André Thierig, the head of Tesla’s German plant, disclosed to the German Press Agency (DPA) that the factory, situated near Berlin, is set to ramp up its electric vehicle production beyond the initial projections, thanks to “impressive sales figures.”
Thierig mentioned that the production plans for the third and fourth quarters have been revised upwards. He also expressed optimism, stating that the plant anticipates “positive signals from all the markets we serve.” However, he refrained from revealing the exact new production targets.
Interestingly, this optimistic outlook stands in contrast to Tesla’s recent sales performance in Germany. Last month, new car registrations for Tesla in the country plummeted by 39%, with a cumulative decline of 56% in the first eight months of the year. Under the leadership of Elon Musk, the automaker also witnessed significant sales drops in France, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden in August. Norway was an outlier, with Tesla’s new car registrations rising by 21% last month and 26% year-to-date.
Musk and other executives have attributed Tesla’s sluggish sales to the update of its best-selling model, the Model Y, which has temporarily disrupted the production flow. The Grünheide plant near Berlin is one of the production bases for the Model Y.
