Tesla Fremont Factory
1962 - Operational
Overview
Built as a General Motors plant and later run as NUMMI, the GM and Toyota joint venture that taught lean production in America. Tesla bought it in 2010 and rebuilt lines under its roof, producing the bulk of Tesla output for a decade.
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