2003: Mr. Eberhard and Mr. Tarpenning create the company TESLA 2008: Elon Musk becomes CEO 2008: Production of the Roadster 2012: Start of the delivery of the Model S 2013 : The company becomes the world champion manufacturer (cat. IIA) with a Roadster 2.5 2014: Announcement of the upcoming release of the Model 3 2015: Marketing of the Model X 2017: The upcoming production of pickup models is announced 2019: Release of the Model Y 3 Plants: Fremont (USA), Tilburg (Netherlands) and Nevada (USA)