The conflict between Russia and Ukraine that has exploded in recent weeks has diverted attention from the situation linked to the pandemic in the world. Yet there are still several countries globally that have to contend with new outbreaks Coronavirus, one above all China, which has decided to implement new restrictions to limit the spread of the disease. At the expense of companies working across the country, including Tesla, which was forced to temporarily suspend production in its Gigafactory in Shanghai.
No official reason has been given for this decision, which will only concern today and tomorrow. What is certain, therefore, is that for two days Assembly work on the Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV will stop: the company led by Elon Musk has already notified suppliers and staff of this decision. The Gigafactory in Shanghai plays a fundamental role in Tesla’s activities: we recall that it is in that plant that the US company produces electric cars for the Chinese market, but also represents an important export hub to other global markets, such as Germany and Japan. . In February alone, Tesla delivered 56,515 electric built in Shanghai, of which 33,315 for export: this translates into just over 2,000 cars delivered every day.
It remains to be seen if the suspension of the works will be applied to other plant engineering activities in these two days of shutdown, and especially if Tesla will be able to compensate somehow the production that will not be completed between today and tomorrow or if there will be no way to give birth to the electric ones that otherwise would have come out without problems from the assembly lines. Tesla recently asked its suppliers to estimate how many workers they were needed for, according to Reuters achieve full production and to also provide details on workers affected by Covid restrictions, also asking some of them to prepare workers to live, sleep and eat in factories.
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