Grohmann currently has around 700 employees. The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, is expected to add over 1,000 engineering and skilled technician jobs in Germany over the next two years Tesla said in its blog. ( bit.ly/2eIkeNm)įollowing the acquisition, which still needs to be approved by the cartel authorities in Germany, several elements of Tesla’s automated manufacturing systems will be designed and produced in Pruem, close to Germany’s border with the Netherlands and Luxembourg. "To date, we have increased the production rate at our Fremont Factory by 400 percent in four years, and we expect this acquisition to accelerate that growth rate," Tesla said in a blogpost. Its main production facility is in Fremont, California. Tesla is seeking to raise its global manufacturing capacity to 500,000 vehicles in 2018 from an expected production rate of about 80,000 this year. Unlisted Grohmann Engineering, based in Pruem, Germany, helped Tesla rivals Daimler DAIGn.DE and BMW BMWG.DE build production facilities for electric car batteries. Tesla and SolarCity could merge later this month, with shareholders voting on 17 November.Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk speaks during a media tour of the Tesla Gigafactory, which will produce batteries for the electric carmaker, in Sparks, Nevada, U.S. The news follows the launch of the second-generation Powerwall residential and Powerpack commercial and industrial storage systems, both with significantly increased energy density from previous models, as well as solar roof tiles in a joint undertaking with SolarCity. The Grohmann acquisition remains subject to approval by regulators with Tesla hoping to close the deal early next year. Tesla said it expected to add more locations for Tesla Grohmann Automation centres in future. While a spokesperson confirmed that production of the cars and stationary storage Powerwalls and Powerpacks will remain in the US, including its EV factory in Fremont, California and the Gigafactory in Nevada, some of Tesla’s automated manufacturing systems will be designed and engineered by the Grohmann team. “At very high production volumes, the factory becomes more of a product than the product itself.” “Accelerating a sustainable energy future is only possible with high-volume factories,” the post read. Tesla reiterated in a blog post announcing the news that it has set itself a target of producing 500,000 cars annually by 2018, which by then will include the Model 3 “affordable” EV with a range of over 200km. This would be in addition to the existing 700 employees on Grohmann’s books. It is believed the acquisition and subsequent creation of Tesla Grohmann Automation will boost production of its stationary storage as well as its automotive segment, with the parent company anticipating the hire of 1,000 advanced engineering and skilled technicians in Germany. ![]() Tesla has acquired German engineering firm Grohmann Engineering to form a new advanced automation segment of its business, producing manufacturing equipment for its factories in the US.
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