Tesla Plans Second Giga Berlin Hall Toward 1 Million Vehicles/Year

Tesla Plans Second Giga Berlin Hall Toward 1 Million Vehicles/Year

Tesla is advancing plans to scale Giga Berlin to a capacity of 1 million vehicles per year. As @alex_avoigt shared on X, citing a report from German broadcaster rbb, the company intends to build a second production hall north of the existing plant in Grünheide, with construction slated for 2027.

Tesla has discussed a 1-million-vehicle goal since the factory’s early construction, and this marks the first concrete step toward that buildout. At that scale, the European site would be comparable to Tesla’s largest hub, Giga Shanghai, in annual capacity.

A New Production Hall Twice the Size

According to rbb, the new building would span about 5.76 million sq. ft (536,000 sq. meters), more than double the roughly 2.35 million sq. ft (219,000 sq. meters) size of the current hall. Tesla plans to submit permit applications in December, and the full expansion is expected to take about ten years.

In a statement, Tesla said it outlined the phased expansion in 2023. The company added that an approval notice from October 2024 “confirmed that the project is, in principle, eligible for approval,” and the new permit application for the northern building builds on that basis.

Giga Berlin Has Been Ramping Up All Year

Giga Berlin’s current target is 7,500 vehicles per week, or roughly 375,000 per year. Hitting 1 million would nearly triple that output.

The factory has already scaled up twice this year: Tesla announced a 20% production increase and 1,000 new hires in April, then added another 1,000 jobs to reach 7,500 per week starting this month. The site also passed 750,000 vehicles built earlier this spring, and Tesla has shared plans for a new factory building and a logistics hub on the grounds.

What Could Be Built There

Giga Berlin currently produces the Model Y for Europe and several export markets, including Canada. The added footprint could open space for new products. Musk said earlier this year that the Cybercab is the “most likely next major product” for Giga Berlin, with Optimus possibly following, and he recently said he hopes to bring the Cybercab to Europe soon.

The expansion also follows through on a commitment tied to labor elections: major growth at Giga Berlin was linked to employees voting against a union majority earlier this year.

If permitting proceeds on schedule, construction on the new hall could begin next year. The 1-million-vehicle milestone remains a longer-term goal, with the expansion planned over roughly the next decade.