Tesla Inc. suspended production at its plant on the outskirts of Shanghai, according to people related to the company.
According to bloomberg’s postTesla informed many factory workers that they were supposed to return to work on Wednesday after the five-day break from the Chinese Labor Day, to extend their vacation and return as soon as May 9, according to people, who asked not to be identified because the information is not public.
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The reason for the abrupt disruption was not immediately clear, but Chinese tech news site 36kr reported that it was due to a shortage of components. While the only automobile factory in Tesla outside the US USA You are experiencing delays in receiving parts for your Model 3 in the future, also faces problems with a crucial piece of manufacturing equipment that is being repaired, according to the source.
Disruption of production means that Tesla does not make cars worldwide because its other vehicle assembly plant in Fremont, California has been down due to the coronavirus. That has made the Shanghai factory even more crucial for Tesla, as the United States this week, if not months, behind China in reopening its economy.
Some employees are on-site at the China plant for equipment inspection, maintenance and repair, the source says.
The plant was temporarily idle earlier this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, but was also one of the first automakers to resume production, with the help of local authorities. That helped Tesla see a jump in sales in China in March, while others struggled.
Tesla said in a statement that its Shanghai factory is performing normal maintenance work and that the company used the Labor Day holiday to make adjustments to the production line. The holidays were from May 1 to 5.
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