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Tesla has already created 5,000 new jobs in Austin in 2021, the most of any company

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Tesla has already created 5,000 new jobs in Austin, Texas, so far in 2021, according to a report from the Austin Chamber of Commerce. The data shows that Tesla is the company to pledge and create the most jobs in 2021 in Austin. Tesla Gigafactory Texas as of October 8, 2021. Credit: @JoeTegtmeyer/Twitter).

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Tesla to expand START training program to Austin, funneling talent for Giga Texas

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Tesla is expanding its START Training Program to Austin Community College in Texas. based Gigafactory in Austin, more commonly known as Giga Texas. However, Tesla is planning to add one more institution to this list: Austin Community College, according to a press release from the college. The industry accounts for $12.3

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VW’s Diess says Berlin and Austin Gigafactory ramp should slow Tesla

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Volkswagen AG’s CEO Herbert Diess said Tesla’s production ramps at both the Berlin and Austin Gigafactories should slow the company down enough for the German automaker to catch up. Tesla has another hurdle to jump through, and that’s ramping production of two new manufacturing plants that it opened this year.

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Tesla manufactured its one millionth 4680 battery cell in January

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Tesla announced today on Twitter that it had successfully manufactured the one-millionth 4680 battery cell at the Kato Road pilot facility in January. Despite the automaker unveiling the cell around a year and a half ago, very little information regarding Tesla’s manufacturing processes of the 4680 battery has been made available.

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Tesla manufacturing prowess, stock split plans indicate ‘massive position of strength:’ Wedbush

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Tesla’s ( NASDAQ: TSLA ) second stock split in as many years and its manufacturing capacity, which has already grown considerably with new factory openings in 2022, indicate a “massive position of strength” for the electric automaker, according to Wedbush analyst Dan Ives. Finance in an interview.

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Tesla’s lobbying efforts tease “advanced manufacturing facility” in Canada

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Public documents submitted to Canada’s Lobbyists Registration system suggest that Tesla might be considering an advanced manufacturing facility in Ontario. . The revision included a new objective, seen below. Both Tesla’s new HQ and factory in Germany started production earlier this year. There’s a host of problems.

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Tesla becomes Austin’s largest private employer as Giga Texas headcount surges

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Tesla becomes Austin’s largest private employer as the headcount at Gigafactory Texas surges to a ridiculously high level. The automaker is a fan of large manufacturing projects. Gigafactory Texas in Austin is the best example. That’s enough to surpass H-E-B to become the new largest private employer in the Texas capital.

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