Why it matters
The automotive context.
America's auto industry is mid-transition to electrification. Major OEM and supplier investments are reshaping the historic Midwest-to-Southeast "auto alley" and creating an emerging "battery belt" across the Southeast. Plant-level employment is typically smaller than the 1980s assembly plants of the same footprint, but capital-per-vehicle is significantly higher.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Tesla
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- Sparks, Nevada
- Investment
- $3.60B
- Expected jobs
- 3,000
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Jan 25, 2024
- Expected opening
- Jan 1, 2026
- Added to tracker
- Apr 15, 2025
Sources
Official references
- Primary source https://www.tesla.com/blog
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