“Congrats Giga Shanghai on making the millionth car! Total Teslas made now over 3 mn,” Musk tweeted late on Sunday. Earlier this month, Musk hinted that Tesla would probably build “at least 10 or 12 gigafactories” in years to come.

Musk said that the long-awaited Cybertruck (announced in 2019) will also be unveiled soon, though he did not give further details. Tesla reported $16.93 billion in revenue in Q2 and automotive made $14.6 bn of the total sales. In an earnings call, Musk said Tesla’s new factory outside of Berlin crossed 1,000 cars per week in June.

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