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New Tesla factory locations announced by end of 2022 (missed)
Elon Musk promised New Tesla factory locations announced by end of 2022 by the end of 2022. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.
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“we will uh through 2022 look at new locations and probably be able to announce new locations towards the end of this year I expect”
— Elon Musk · Jan 26, 2022 · Tesla Q4 2021 earnings call (YouTube upload EMA6myXpfqI), video, ~00:09:15 00:09:15 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:09:15 — TESLA Q4 2021 EARNINGS CALL (YOUTUBE UPLOAD EMA6MYXPFQI), VIDEO, ~00:09:15
What actually happened
Tesla announced no new factory site in 2022. Giga Mexico was announced at Investor Day on March 1, 2023. Wikipedia: Gigafactory Mexico (announced March 2023) ↗
The Progression
Jan 26, 2022
The promise: “we will uh through 2022 look at new locations and probably be able to announce new locations towards the end of this year I expect” · Tesla Q4 2021 earnings call (YouTube upload EMA6myXpfqI), video, ~00:09:15 00:09:15 ↗
Dec 31, 2022
Deadline passed. Tesla announced no new factory site in 2022. Giga Mexico was announced at Investor Day on March 1, 2023. Wikipedia: Gigafactory Mexico (announced March 2023) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 1,381 days past due. Never happened.
On Tesla's Q4 2021 earnings call Elon Musk said Tesla would probably announce new factory locations toward the end of 2022. The next site, Mexico, was announced in March 2023.
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