Tesla claims boost Giga Berlin production 20%, but numbers don’t add up

Tesla lists Giga Berlin’s Model Y production capacity at more than 375,000 units per year — roughly 93,000 per quarter. The plant manager just celebrated a “record” Q1 2026 of 61,000 units and announced a 20% production increase. None of that adds up. André Thierig, Tesla’s senior director of manufa