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Tesla’s vehicles have the most North American parts, report reiterates

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Tesla has regularly highlighted that its electric vehicles (EVs) are some of the most American-made automotives out there, and a recent report from U.S. regulators has again verified the company’s claims.

The Tesla Model 3 AWD and RWD are both made up of 75 percent U.S. and Canadian parts, tying for the most North American-made components of any vehicle in the market, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) latest report on U.S.-Canadian parts content.

The agency shares the reports annu under the American Automobile Labeling Act (AALA), and Tesla’s reported 2025 lineup ranged from 60- to 75-percent on the index. Meanwhile, the only vehicle to include as many North American parts as the aforementioned Model 3 units were the Honda Ridgeline Sport.

Tesla’s Model 3 Performance and all Model Y units followed the Model 3 with 70 percent North American components, while the Cybertruck and Model S were each reported at 65 percent. The 2025 Tesla vehicle with the least U.S. and Canadian-made parts is the Model X at 60 percent, which is still more than the vast majority of others included on the list.

Check out Tesla’s full lineup below, with the ratio of parts coming from beyond North America shown in the column all the way to the right, and those coming from either the U.S. or Canada in the column second from the right.

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You can also see the NHTSA’s full list of vehicles and their U.S. and Canadian component makeup here, or read a little more about the agency’s report here.

Tesla has highlighted the fact that its vehicles are made with more North American parts than other automakers many times over the years, and especially this year with the Model Y  clinching the world’s top-selling vehicle spot in 2023. In an advertisement that Tesla launched earlier this year, the company was using a Cybertruck to tow a flatbed trailer with a Model Y encased in glass, dubbed its “Mobile Gallery,” and reading “The World’s Best-Selling Vehicle Was Made in America.”

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Zach is a renewable energy reporter who has been covering electric vehicles since 2020. He grew up in Fremont, California, and he currently lives in Colorado. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, KRON4 San Francisco, FOX31 Denver, InsideEVs, CleanTechnica, and many other publications. When he isn't covering Tesla or other EV companies, you can find him writing and performing music, drinking a good cup of coffee, or hanging out with his cats, Banks and Freddie. Reach out at zach@teslarati.com, find him on X at @zacharyvisconti, or send us tips at tips@teslarati.com.

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Mysterious smaller Tesla spotted at Giga Texas crash test facility

The vehicle happened to be sandwiched between Tesla Model Y units, emphasizing its seemingly smaller dimensions.

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A rather mysterious Tesla vehicle was spotted during a recent drone flyover of the Giga Texas complex.

The vehicle, which was covered in a protective sheet, happened to be sandwiched between Tesla Model Y units, emphasizing its seemingly smaller dimensions.

A recent sighting

The covered vehicle was sighted by longtime Giga Texas watcher and drone operator Joe Tegtmeyer, who has long been following the developments and progress of the facility. In his recent flyover, which was done on August 29, the drone operator was also able to snap some footage near Giga Texas’ crash test facility.

Based on the video, one could see that Tesla has been busy crash testing some of its vehicles. A number of Model Y units could be seen near the test site, including one that had coverings on its front. In between two Model Ys was a vehicle that looked smaller and whose roofline looked a bit different. This vehicle has caught the attention of electric vehicle watchers, some of whom speculated whether it was the Cybercab or perhaps Tesla’s more affordable car.

Affordable models

During the second-quarter earnings call, Elon Musk highlighted that Tesla started production of more affordable models in June. These vehicles, the executive noted, would be made available to everyone this coming fourth quarter. “We’ll be running with the more affordable models available for everyone in Q4,” Musk said at the time. “The goal with those products was not to negatively impact revenue or gross margin, but just to make a car that everyone loves and wants at a more affordable price.”

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While an affordable Tesla is exciting, some Tesla watchers also suggested that the covered vehicle in the drone operator’s recent flyover could have been a Cybercab, which has already been unveiled and which is notably smaller than a Model 3 or Model Y. The Cybercab is expected to start mass production sometime next year, with initial runs likely starting this 2025. 

Watch the drone operator’s recent video of the Giga Texas facility below.

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Tesla to make app change for easier communication following Service

“Looking into it. After a service visit is complete, we close the in-app messaging option after 2 hours. We will change this to 24hours or more.”

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Tesla will enhance the ability to communicate through the mobile app with Service after work has been done on your car.

One of the biggest weaknesses of Tesla’s automotive division has been Service, as Service Centers are not necessarily plentiful, and wait times, in some regions of the country, are over a month in duration.

Getting in touch with Service after a car has work done to it is also difficult. Calling showrooms in some regions has proven to be difficult to enable direct communication between the customer and the company.

If something is not resolved properly, Tesla keeps the in-app messaging option active for two hours after the service visit is complete.

However, that doesn’t resolve everything, as some issues may arise again more than two hours later. Then the issue of communication presents itself once again.

Tesla is going to extend that time frame to a day or more, according to Raj Jegannathan, Tesla’s AI/IT-Infra, Cybersecurity, IT Apps & Vehicle Service VP.

Tesla has made several changes over the past few years to attempt to improve its Service. Recently, for Collision repair, it started offering a $45-per-day loaner program with free FSD, free tolls, and free Supercharging.

It also recently started sharing local and regional leader contact information so customers have the ability to reach out when they have complaints or disagree with warranty claims, changes in estimates, or initial diagnostics.

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However, this is only available at a few showrooms and is currently a pilot program.

These improvements are aimed at resolving communication breakdown, which appears to be a problem that many owners experience.

Tesla is one of the few companies that also operates a fleet of Mobile Repair vehicles, which will perform service at your house or place of business. However, the size of it has gone down by 11 percent year over year.

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Tesla is overhauling its Full Self-Driving subscription for easier access

The subscription model is more accessible to many owners, as it is reasonably priced and offers the option to take a month off from using it if they are interested in saving money.

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Tesla is overhauling its Full Self-Driving subscription and how it markets it to customers after several owners and fans of the company complained about the accessibility of the monthly access to its driver assistance suite.

Tesla Full Self-Driving is the automaker’s semi-autonomous driving suite, which is widely regarded as the most robust and capable on the market today. Owners can purchase the suite outright for $8,000, or they can subscribe to the program for $99 per month, an option it enabled a few years ago.

However, it is not super easy to subscribe to the subscription model, nor is it even recognized on the company’s Online Design Studio. Without some research or prior knowledge, a consumer might not even know they could pay monthly to experience Full Self-Driving.

That is set to change, according to Tesla’s AI/IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, IT Apps, and Vehicle Service head Raj Jegannathan, who said the company is planning to change that.

Instead of having customers only have the option to pay outright for the suite, Tesla is now planning to offer the subscription model in its Online Design Studio, making it easier to activate that option:

It will be the second major change Tesla makes to how it sells Full Self-Driving to customers, the first being videos of real-life operation of FSD in the Design Studio. Previously, the site only showed animations of Full Self-Driving’s capabilities.

Tesla added the videos of FSD handling some tricky situations, as well as general operation of the suite, to the Design Studio in recent weeks.

Tesla makes big change to encourage Full Self-Driving purchases

The subscription model is more accessible to many owners, as it is reasonably priced and offers the option to take a month off from using it if they are interested in saving money.

Many cannot justify paying for the suite outright, especially as it adds $8,000 to the cost of their car. After they experience its capabilities for themselves, they might.

Both moves appear to be an effort to increase the take rate of Full Self-Driving, particularly as autonomy takes center stage at Tesla.

With the rollout of Robotaxi and some teased capabilities of the upcoming v14 iteration of Full Self-Driving, Tesla is gearing up to continue advancing its self-driving technology.

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