Some Teslas sold in Europe still come from China, while others are made in Germany. In addition, there are cars that still come from the United States. But how to find out where his model was made? It is relatively simple, since it is enough to decipher the VIN code that identifies each car produced by an American firm.

This is particularly interesting, especially with regard to the Model Y, a model that is produced in no less than four different factories in the world.

Factory and year of manufacture

The first three alphanumeric characters are the manufacturer’s initials. The other letters and numbers that follow are more interesting.

Number 11 denotes the manufacturing plant. There are American factories with the letter “A” for Austin (Texas), “F” for Fremont (California) and “N” for Reno (Nevada). It should be noted that the Reno plant is currently reserved exclusively for the production of the Tesla Semi electric truck. This is followed by “B” for Berlin (Germany) and “C” for Shanghai (China).

The number 10, on the contrary, indicates the year of the model.

N: 2022 model year
P: 2023 model year

Transmission information

The number 8 in the VIN indicates the type of transmission adopted by the various models.

5 = Model S or Model X P2 with two engines
6 = Model S or Model X P2 with three engines
A = Single Engine Model 3 – Standard/Performance
B = Model 3 with two engines – standard
C = Twin Engine Model 3 – Performance
D = Model Y Single Engine – Standard/Performance
E = Model Y with two engines – standard
F = Model Y with two engines – performance

These signs will obviously change over time, particularly with the upcoming appearance of the Tesla Cybertruck, as well as the opening of the Gigafactory Mexico, which will produce several new generation Teslas, among other things.