Tesla shuts down Shanghai factory for four days after authorities ordered lockdown to fight coronavirus
On March 28, 2022, Reuters reported, citing sources that Tesla Inc., a major US electric car maker. It announced that it would stop production at Tesla’s Shanghai factory at least four days after the Shanghai authorities announced a lockdown for COVID-19 testing. big city by dividing the examination into two parts which will begin to operate from March 28 onwards
Shanghai’s coronavirus control agency said The first part of the lockdown will take place from 5am on March 28th until 5am on April 1st.
It covers the eastern and southern areas of the Huangpu River Basin. And the second lockdown will take place from 3:00 am on April 1 to 3:00 am on April 5, covering the western district of the Huang River Valley. Pu
The move prompted Tesla’s assembly plant in Pudong’s Lingang district. The first part of the lockdown required to temporarily stop the production line. The company has notified employees and suppliers of the temporary cessation of production.
The Tesla factory in Shanghai is a car factory for the Chinese market. It is also an important manufacturing center for exports in Asia and Japan.
According to data, as of February, the factory produced 56,515 cars, of which 33,315 are for the Chinese market. On average, the Shanghai Tesla factory produces about 2,000 cars a day.
