Tesla is expanding 4680 cell production at Gigafactory Texas, and cell manufacturing director Michael Guilfoy said in a recruitment post that the operation “will soon become the largest battery cell manufacturing facility in North America,” Tesla North and Drive Tesla Canada reported. Guilfoy said the team now supports Model Y, Cybertruck, Cybercab and Semi programs and is hiring for leadership, engineering and technician roles. Tesla’s Q3 2026 update said the company is increasing 4680 production to support Cybercab, Semi and higher Model Y volumes. Neither report gave a completion date or a new capacity figure for the expansion.
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ENERGY / ENERGYTesla Exec Says Giga Texas 4680 Expansion Will Be North America’s Largest Cell Plant
Guilfoy said the Austin cell team now supports Model Y, Cybertruck, Cybercab and Semi production and is hiring across leadership, engineering and technician roles. No new capacity figure was given.
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