The comments followed a report by Business Insider earlier on Thursday that Tesla's goal of producing 6,000 cars a week at the plant, up from the 5,000-milestone reached in March, was on hold.
The electric carmaker maker has offered discounts of up to 3,490 euros ($3,842) for a China-made Model 3 and 3,660 euros ($4,029) for a Berlin-made Model Y, according to Tesla Info's list of global inventory.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk told shareholders last month that the company would try advertising for the first time, in a move seen by analysts as a means to drum up demand.
French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Musk on Friday, the second time in just over a month, to promote France as a possible site for a second Tesla factory in Europe.
