Tesla is planning to build a distribution center near Austin, Texas, further increasing its investment in the region, according to a September filing with the state’s Department of Licensing and Regulation.
The automotive and technology manufacturer expects to spend just over $1.4 million on the 538,720-square-foot facility, with construction slated to begin Dec. 7. The project, which would consist of a new lease space build-out for an existing structure, is targeting a December 2028 completion date.
Tesla did not respond to a request for additional details about the facility. The company has 135 delivery centers in the U.S., with the majority in California and Florida, but none of those are in Texas. Its footprint for deliveries remains different in the state due to its motor vehicle sales franchise laws.
Texas is becoming a key hub for Tesla and its associated businesses. SpaceX, founded and led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, is in the early stages of developing a 100-million-square-foot semiconductor manufacturing campus north of Houston. The site will produce chips both for SpaceX and Tesla, including for autonomous vehicles, robotics and satellite data centers.
SpaceX is investing $16.8 million into the first of four development phases of what Musk has called the Terafab manufacturing facility, which he said in March would eventually be capable of producing 1 trillion watts of computing power per year.
Editor’s note: This story was updated to provide additional context about Tesla's delivery operations in Texas.
