Tesla

Is Tesla Chinese? Not Chinese-owned, but built in China

Facts checked Ownership as of 4 September 2026

Not Chinese-owned, but built in China

Tesla is American, not Chinese: Tesla, Inc. is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has no Chinese owner. But it owns and runs Gigafactory Shanghai outright, which built its first Model 3 in December 2019 and is the company's export plant for regions without a local factory -- Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Canada for the Model Y since April 2023. Most European Model Ys now come from Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg instead, so a Tesla's country of build depends on the model and the market.

Chinese holding: 0% as of 4 September 2026.

Is Tesla Chinese: the short answers

Is Tesla Chinese?
Not Chinese-owned, but built in China. Tesla is American, not Chinese: Tesla, Inc. is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has no Chinese owner. But it owns and runs Gigafactory Shanghai outright, which built its first Model 3 in December 2019 and is the company's export plant for regions without a local factory -- Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and Canada for the Model Y since April 2023. Most European Model Ys now come from Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg instead, so a Tesla's country of build depends on the model and the market.
How much of Tesla is Chinese-owned?
0%, as of 4 September 2026.

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Sources for this answer

  1. Wikipedia, Giga Shanghai. Read .
  2. Wikipedia, Tesla Model Y. Read .