Known as Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, Tesla applied to double its manufacturing capacity to 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) per year in July 2023. This plant reportedly rolled out 6,000 EVs per week just before it halted operations due to a component shortage in January 2024. At the time, plant director Andre Thierig said in a Tagesspiegel interview that this was a milestone for the factory. He blamed Houthi ship attacks for the component shortage, which led to a two-week stop in production.