Tesla hit a milestone recently at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China. According to CEO Elon Musk on Sunday, Giga Shanghai has already made one million cars. “Congrats Giga Shanghai on making millionth car! Total Teslas made now over 3 [million],” said Musk. An attached photo showed Tesla China employees making a “T” gesture with their […]
After Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai upgraded its production line for Model Y units and is expecting to produce around one-third more cars than it could before, one source said. Tesla’s Giga Shanghai has upgraded its Model Y production line to around 30 percent more daily production capacity, according to people familiar with the matter who reported […]
After Tesla announced plans to halt production to expand the Model Y production line to increase capacity, the move will apparently be a part of a larger series of upgrades to the facility. Tesla is ramping up production capacity at its Gigafactory Shanghai, and to do so, it will be partly suspended at points throughout […]
Tesla’s Model Y production line in Shanghai is getting a capacity upgrade, though it will cause the factory to pause most production for it to be possible. Tesla is halting production and renovation plans from July 1 to July 4 to expand the Model Y production line to a daily capacity of around 2,000 units, […]
As Tesla prepares to finally end its closed-loop production system at Gigafactory Shanghai tomorrow, returning to normal operations, the automaker has shared a thank you letter with employees who have worked during the recent COVID-19 outbreak. Tesla sent a thank you letter to all of its employees at Giga Shanghai for their hard work during […]
As Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai continues to ramp up production following a 22-day production halt in March and April, the automaker’s May deliveries are showing promise of moving back to full production capacity. Tesla sold 32,165 China-built vehicles in May, after selling just 1,152 in April amidst COVID-19 production shutdowns, according to China Passenger Car Association […]
After nearly two months of employees sleeping at Tesla’s Giga Shanghai to safely resume production, the automaker is now looking to end the closed-loop system. Tesla is looking to end its closed-loop output system at Gigafactory Shanghai, according to two executives from the automaker’s suppliers in a report from South China Morning Post. The move […]
After Tesla’s Giga Shanghai was forced to shut down production alongside many other companies in the spring, the automaker is finally on its way back up to full production levels. Tesla has resumed production at Gigafactory Shanghai to about 70 percent of the weekly output capacity it was previously operating at, according to two sources […]
Last week, it was reported that Tesla was set to begin double-shifts again at its Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, as COVID-19 restrictions ease for businesses. Workers were quarantined off-site before entering the closed-loop system at Giga Shanghai, with workers living inside the factory. Now, local reporting from Yicai’s Qian Tongxin (via CnEVPost) on Sunday, Tesla […]
After Tesla’s 22-day production halt at Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker had its employees sleeping on floors in a closed-loop output system created to help stop the spread of COVID-19. As it ramps up to add another shift, Tesla is isolating thousands of its Giga Shanghai workers in an old military camp and unused factories in […]
Following strict COVID-19 lockdowns implemented by China, Tesla’s factory in Shanghai is finally getting back in the swing of things with pre-lockdown levels of production. Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai is planning to ramp up production output levels to pre-lockdown levels on Tuesday, set to more than double production to around 2,600 vehicle units per day, according […]
According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory has only produced a total of 26,000 vehicles in the 30 days since it resumed operations on April 19 (via CnEVPost). The deputy Communist Party secretary of the Lingang free-trade zone administration said on Tuesday that Gigafactory Shanghai was only operating at about […]
According to the South China Morning Post, Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai is currently operating at less than half capacity despite being back online for almost a month now. Daily output is currently at 1,200 Model 3 and Model Y units per day, said the publication — that’s around 45% of the factory’s full production capacity of […]
Tesla on Sunday exported a new shipment of more than 4,000 vehicles from its Shanghai Gigafactory — reports local publication Knews (via CnEVPost). This was Giga Shanghai’s second shipment, both this week and since the factory resumed production on April 19 following a protracted suspension of operations as the city went into a COVID-19 lockdown. […]
After Tesla’s 22-day production halt at its Gigafactory Shanghai, the automaker is officially exporting cars once again after not exporting any in April. Tesla exported its first vehicles from Gigafactory Shanghai since reopening, a 4,767 car shipment headed for Slovenia, according to Reuters. Originally reported by China-backed newspaper the Shanghai Observer, the shipment left on the […]
