BERLIN—When Rocco Pigola, a 59-year-old refinery worker from Bavaria who has owned six Tesla vehicles, heard about the electric-car maker’s new plant near Berlin, he jumped at the opportunity to order a Model Y Performance.

“I want to be the first person to drive a Tesla ‘Made in Germany,’” he said.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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