EVwire brief: Tesla recently released new videos of Giga Berlin-Brandenburg, showcasing the facility’s advanced manufacturing systems and worker benefits.
The videos were posted on Tesla’s “Life at Giga Berlin” Instagram account, which seems to be focused on lifestyle-related content from the Grunheide-based Model Y factory:
One video focuses on Model Y manufacturing, providing a quick but compelling walkthrough of Gigafactory Berlin’s production floor.
The footage highlights key processes such as high-pressure casting, robotic assembly, and automated production lines. Large industrial presses and high-temperature metal forming are shown alongside coordinated robotic systems assembling vehicle structures.
Giga Berlin produces several variants of the Model Y, including the Model Y Performance
At one point in the video, the host, a Giga Berlin employee mentioned “Godzilla” and “King Kong,” the facility’s two Kaiju-themed Fanuc M-2000iA robots.
Godzilla carries entire Model Y bodies from the production line to the upper-level paint shop. Kong often works at the transition point between the facility’s Body Shop and the assembly lines, carrying both gigacasts and Model Y bodies as needed.
Giga Berlin’s Godzilla carries entire Model Y bodies in one motion
More importantly, the video also featured Tesla’s gigacasting approach, where large vehicle sections are produced as single pieces, reducing complexity and improving manufacturing efficiency.
A separate video posted by Tesla focused on the employee side of Giga Berlin, featuring a Tesla worker presenting internal benefits and workplace amenities.
The clip highlights several perks enjoyed by Giga Berlin employees, such as corporate discounts, free Supercharging, gym memberships, and on-site relaxation areas, among others.
The clip even highlighted that Giga Berlin workers are able to get free language courses right from the facility.
The Giga Berlin team poses with a Model Y Performance produced at the facility
Together, the videos present a dual narrative: Giga Berlin is both a high-performance manufacturing facility and a desirable workplace that takes care of its employees.
This angle matters, considering Giga Berlin’s rather turbulent relationship with local union IG Metall. A few weeks ago, the German union lost the election to Tesla’s works council by a wide margin despite strong efforts to encourage employees to vote for representation.
Over the years, Tesla has maintained that its employees do not need union representation because they already enjoy competitive pay, compelling perks, and stock options, among others.
Source: Life at Giga Berlin on Instagram and Dagens Arbete (DA)
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