Tesla has quietly made a previously unreported acquisition of a firm specialized in automated manufacturing to support the design of new factories. Back in late 2017, Tesla announced that it was ...

Considering Tesla’s relationship with Idra, it was rumored that the new machine (pictured below) would be for the automaker again. Now, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the machine is ...

Tesla started gigacasting machine calibration at Giga Texas in preparation for the Cybercab production, ... Tesla EV sales are slowing, but the EV maker is still invested in car manufacturing.

Tesla did not disclose how much it paid for Perbix, but financial filings show that owner James S. Dudley received 34,772 shares of Tesla stock, worth more than $10 million. See More : Cars ...

For the new Model Y, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said he will replace 70 components glued and riveted into the car's rear underbody with a single module made using a large aluminum casting machine.

But reality bites, and halfway through 2020, Tesla has become a manufacturing force with plenty of growth ahead. ... The "machine that builds the machine" A Tesla Model 3 manufactured in China.

In fact, Musk expects Tesla’s manufacturing prowess to give it an edge over other EV-makers. “Tesla’s long-term competitive advantage will be manufacturing,” he told Shahan. Of course ...

Tesla was the first carmaker to use die-casting in vehicle manufacturing, replacing many components in the car's structure with a single "megacasting." Other carmakers are already following suit.

The house-sized machines have a clamping force of 55,000 to 61,000 kilonewtons (5,600 to 6,200 tons of force), although it may vary depending on configuration and make, as Tesla appears to be ...