Tesla News - Grünheide Expansion, Gold Robotaxis, India’s Tough Debut

This episode focuses on Tesla’s accelerating expansion in Europe, its ambitious push into autonomous robotaxis, and its cautious early steps in the Indian market. In Germany, multiple outlets including Süddeutsche Zeitung, n‑tv, Tagesschau.de, Der Spiegel, Zeit, Handelsblatt, and Economx report that Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide is set for a major ramp‑up. The company plans to lift weekly production toward seven thousand five hundred vehicles, targeting around three hundred seventy‑five thousand units annually, while expanding battery cell manufacturing and adding roughly three and a half thousand new jobs. Tesla aims to concentrate the entire value chain, from cell production to finished cars, at the site, which it calls unique in Europe. Financially, the German subsidiary increased net profit to about seventy‑seven million euros in 2025, even as revenue and volumes dipped slightly due to Model Y updates and new variants. However, the expansion’s success hinges on broader market c