© InsideEVs Tesla Giga Shanghai: Exterior (Tesla Q4 2021 report) Tesla has confirmed plans to build a second Shanghai factory with an annual output of 450,000 vehicles. Tesla is planning to double the production capacity of Gigafactory Shanghai by building a new factory on the site that could add 450,000 vehicles to the Chinese plant’s yearly output. While we've heard of such plans before, this the first time Tesla has acknowledged them. In a May 1 letter sent to local authorities from Shanghai's Lingang Special Area, the EV maker mentioned plans to further expand its existing plant, confirming a previous...