Tesla supply chain risk

As of 2026-09-05, Tesla depends on 18 tracked suppliers headquartered in 8 countries (9 of them in the United States). 7 of those suppliers hold a monopoly or leader position in their own segment, led by NVIDIA, TSMC and Texas Instruments. The dataset records no companies downstream of Tesla: it sits at the demand end of the chain, so the risk here runs upstream only.

Data as of 2026-09-05 · suppliers are the curated key_supplier edges in the wafergraph dataset (researched or segment-inferred — see /methodology) · criticality is the graph-derived chokepoint score, 0–100

Dominant and single-source suppliers

  • NVIDIA — leader in GPU & AI Accelerators, United States criticality 81/100
  • TSMC — leader in Pure-Play Foundry, Taiwan criticality 81/100
  • Texas Instruments — leader in Integrated Device Manufacturer, United States criticality 81/100
  • Analog Devices — leader in Integrated Device Manufacturer, United States criticality 81/100
  • ASE Technology — leader in Outsourced Assembly & Test, Taiwan criticality 81/100
  • Infineon Technologies — leader in Integrated Device Manufacturer, Germany criticality 92/100
  • Samsung Electronics — leader in Integrated Device Manufacturer, South Korea criticality 81/100

A monopoly or leader supplier is the hardest to replace. These are the edges to watch first.

Suppliers by country

  • United States — 9 suppliers (50%)
  • Taiwan — 2 suppliers (11%)
  • Japan — 2 suppliers (11%)
  • Germany — 1 supplier (6%)
  • South Korea — 1 supplier (6%)
  • Netherlands — 1 supplier (6%)
  • Switzerland — 1 supplier (6%)
  • China — 1 supplier (6%)

All 18 tracked suppliers

Downstream exposure

  • Criticality score: 0/100
  • Companies downstream of Tesla: 0

Cite as: wafergraph, “Tesla supply chain risk — 18 suppliers, single-source exposure & criticality”, https://wafergraph.com/supply-chain-risk/tesla (data as of 2026-09-05).

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