Tesla has introduced that it has produced its 5 millionth electrical automotive this week – a milestone that many nayswyers thought unimaginable not so way back.

I’ve been reporting on Tesla lengthy sufficient to recollect the times the place most individuals within the auto trade thought Tesla would by no means be greater than a distinct segment producer, and that was those that thought it could survive. Many didn’t.

The highway wasn’t simple, however the automaker finally constructed its first million electrical autos; Tesla achieved that milestone in early 2020.

It took Tesla 12 years of operations to construct its first million autos.

Within the final 3 years since attaining the milestone, it constructed 4 million extra.

Right this moment, Tesla introduced that it produced its 5 millionth automotive:

Tesla made the announcement simply 6 months after asserting it constructed its 4 millionth electrical automotive.

Previous to that, it took the automaker 7 months between its 3 millionth and 4th millionth electrical vehicles.

Right here’s how Tesla at present lists its annual put in manufacturing capability:

The automaker has warned that its manufacturing would really go down a bit in Q3 due to manufacturing facility upgrades, like a brief shutdown at Gigafactory Shanghai to supply the brand new Mannequin 3.

However the automaker can be quickly going so as to add to that capability column with Cybertruck manufacturing beginning quickly.