Tesla facilities in Tilburg
Tesla, Inc. has several factory buildings in the industrial zone of Vossenberg, Tilburg, in the Netherlands. In December 2012, a European Distribution Centre in Tilburg was announced, acting as the European parts and services headquarters. The Tesla Tilburg assembly plant handled final assembly of Tesla Model S/X electric vehicles for delivery within Europe. Buildings , Tesla had three factory buildings in the Vossenberg industrial area of Tilburg, north of the Belgium–Netherlands border with a total floor area of . The factory buildings are close to the Wilhelmina Canal () allowing for water-based delivery of intermodal containers arriving via the Port of Rotterdam. European distribution centre The first Tesla facility started final assembly of Tesla Model S cars on 22 August 2013. It was Tesla's first factory outside California. Final assembly plant By late 2015, the assembly plant was in the process of doubling capacity from 200 cars per week, to 450 cars per week. The factory used for final assembly has a 3.4-megawatt rooftop photovoltaic power station. Vehicles arrived from the Tesla Fremont Factory in California as "gliders" with the interior fully fitted out. The battery pack and electric drivetrain components were shipped separately and installed into the unpowered vehicles