https://finance.yahoo.com/news/teslas-china-factory-will-make-250000-model-3s-model-ys-year-141536570.html > The goal of making 250,000 cars annually only applies to Phase I of the plant, since the company’s ultimate production goal for the plant is 500,000 a year. Tesla said it expects to begin construction as soon as it obtains the necessary approvals and permits." data-reactid="25">The goal of making 250,000 cars annually only applies to Phase I of the plant, since the company’s ultimate production goal for the plant is 500,000 a year. Tesla said it expects to begin construction as soon as it obtains the necessary approvals and permits. > “From there, it will take roughly two years until we start producing vehicles and then another two to three years before the factory is fully ramped up,” the company said in a statement in July. " data-reactid="26">“From there, it will take roughly two years until we start producing vehicles and then another two to three years before the factory is fully ramped up,” the company said in a statement in July.