China News Service, Shanghai, April 4th (Reporter Li Shuzheng) The reporter learned from Tesla on the 4th that in the first quarter of 2022, the Shanghai Gigafactory will continue to maintain its position as Tesla's global export center.

  According to Tesla, in January, the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory exported 40,500 vehicles, and in February, the Shanghai Gigafactory exported 33,315 vehicles.

  Globally, in the first quarter of 2022, Tesla delivered more than 310,000 vehicles worldwide.

Despite the global epidemic and supply challenges, it still maintained a high level of delivery and broke records again.

  Affected by the epidemic, Tesla has innovated delivery methods in China to improve delivery efficiency.

According to Tesla, in order to ensure the safety and health of car owners and optimize the experience of car owners, Tesla China actively promotes the "self-service car pickup" service, which reduces the frequency of person-to-person contact and greatly shortens the pickup time.

Car owners who choose "self-service pick-up" can pick up the car in about 20 minutes at the fastest.

Tesla said this delivery method made a significant contribution to the delivery volume with shorter time and fewer touches.

  At the same time, Tesla China has also launched a "door-to-door" delivery model. After reaching an agreement with the owner and meeting the conditions, Tesla will directly deliver the new car to the designated pick-up location, and the owner does not need to wait on the spot. vehicle received.

  In February this year, Tesla China achieved wholesale sales of 56,515 vehicles, achieving a sales level of 50,000 vehicles for six consecutive months.

That month, Tesla also achieved 33,315 export deliveries, a year-on-year increase of 339%.

Last year, Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory delivered more than 160,000 vehicles to overseas markets, meeting the needs of more than 10 countries and regions in Europe and Asia.

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