Published: 11:11am, 29 Apr 2025 Tesla, in an update on Semi, said that the first units of the electric trucks would be on the production line by the end of 2025 at its Nevada gigafactory campus. Advertisement Dan Priestley, who leads the Semi programme at Tesla, said in a video posted to YouTube on Monday, that the factory had an annual capacity of 50,000 units, adding that the company would prepare for high volume production over the next few quarters. “First units are set to be on the line by the end of this year, and we’ll be ramping the factory throughout 2026,” Priestley said. Tesla, which has been looking to build a truck-making business for years, had said it would have the Semi in production by 2019. In October 2022, CEO Elon Musk told investors that his goal was to make 50,000 Semis in 2024. A sign marks the entrance to the Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada. Photo: AP Tesla’s plans to ship components from China for the Cybercab and the Semi in the US were suspended after President Donald Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods amid a trade war, Reuters exclusively reported earlier this month. Advertisement