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20 million cars per year by 2030

“We do see Tesla reaching 20M vehicles/year probably before 2030, but that requires consistently excellent execution.”
— Elon Musk · Sep 22, 2020 · Musk tweet, Sep 28 2020 ↗

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Sep 22, 2020
The promise: “We do see Tesla reaching 20M vehicles/year probably before 2030, but that requires consistently excellent execution.” · Musk tweet, Sep 28 2020 ↗
Today · Jun 18, 2026
Status: Pending · 1,657 days left. Still waiting.

Tesla 20 million cars/year by 2030 was unveiled in September 2020 with an ambitious goal to produce 20 million cars per year by 2030. Millions of employees, investors, and global customers are affected and waiting for this scaling in electric vehicle production. This follows Tesla's pattern of bold production predictions, like mass milestones for Model 3 and Model Y. The goal involves expanding Gigafactories and vertical integration to accelerate the shift to sustainable transportation.

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