Inside Tesla's New Shanghai Gigafactory ( Giga shanghai ) Tesla CEO Elon Musk during the delivery ceremony of China-made Model 3s in Shanghai in January last year. The US carmaker sold about 140,000 Model 3s in China in 2020. Tesla CEO Elon Musk during the delivery ceremony of China-made Model 3s in Shanghai in January last year. The US carmaker sold about 140,000 Model 3s in China in 2020. Tesla CEO Elon Musk during the delivery ceremony of China-made Model 3s in Shanghai in January last year. The US carmaker sold about 140,000 Model 3s in China in 2020. Tesla is relying on its Shanghai factory to meet global demand for its vehicles, as its other plants grapple with shortages of automotive chips and other car components. The US carmaker, which is led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, said overnight on Monday that it had completed the transition of its US$2 billion Shanghai Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai into a plant for deliveries around the world, 20 months after its inauguration in December 2019. Watch our video to have an inside look of Tesla Gigafactory 3 ( Gigafactory Shanghai ) #gigafactory #shanghai #tesla #china