Hong Kong (CNN Business)Tesla broke ground on its Shanghai factory just under a year ago. Now, it’s producing cars for customers.
Fifteen employees of the electric carmaker become the first customers to receive Model 3s produced in China during a ceremony at the factory on Monday, according to Tesla. Wang Hao, general manager for Tesla China, said during the event that more cars will be delivered to workers over the next couple of days before other customers begin receiving them next month.
The Shanghai plant was built in just 10 months and began trial production in October. The first batch of cars to roll off the assembly line began making their way to Tesla’s dozens of experience centers in China last month, where potential customers were given the opportunity to test drive them. Tesla has been taking orders for Model 3s made in China since October 25.
