COVID restrictions in Shanghai mean carmaker facilities in China have to remain closed
Tesla on Sunday reportedly told its employees in China to stay home as it was suspending operations at its China factory. Tesla’s factory in eastern Shanghai is facing COVID-related restrictions, according to reports, forcing the carmaker to ask its employees to stay at home. Chinese authorities recently imposed restrictions on movement in Shanghai due to a spurt in COVID cases.
The carmaker had earlier shut down operations at its Shanghai factory on March 28 with plans to resume operations in four days.
Tesla’s China factory is said to produce around 6,000 Model 3 sedans and 10,000 Model Y SUVs every week.
Tesla recently started operations at its new Gigafactory in Germany. photo credit: Reuters
Tesla recently announced its results for the first quarter of 2022 reporting total deliveries of 3,10,048 vehicles — a 68 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The carmaker, however, reported a marginal decline in vehicle production with the total production count at 3,05,407 units – down 433 units.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a recent tweet, “This was an exceptionally difficult quarter due to t0 supply chain disruptions and China’s zero COVID policy.”
Tesla also recently started operations at its new Gigafactory in Germany. The new facility has an annual production capacity of up to 5 lakh vehicles.
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Source: IANS
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