As it works to upgrade its Shanghai factory to increase production, Tesla has officially completed the first part of its production line upgrades, ending one line’s halt on building cars, says local Chinese media. Tesla has completed its upgrade of Model Y production lines at its Gigafactory Shanghai, as detailed in a report from CnEVPost. […]
After Tesla and a handful of other companies were forced to shut down in China throughout March and April due to surging COVID-19 cases, the automaker has made a tremendous rebound from the lows, even setting a new record. Tesla sold a record-breaking 78,000 units made in China in June, marking a huge rebound for […]
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’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 […]
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 […]
After a 22-day production halt for Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai due to COVID-19 lockdowns, the automaker has reported low sales and production numbers for the month of April. Tesla’s numbers in China were far below the norm, with the automaker selling just 1,512 vehicles and producing only 10,757, (via CnEVPost). The data, shared on Tuesday by […]
Tesla says its Gigafactory in Shanghai has not stopped production, and it has received no notice of a halt order, according to a spokesperson speaking to Bloomberg. Tesla did confirm it has had some issues with logistics, however. The statement from Tesla counters a report on Monday evening from Reuters that claimed Giga Shanghai had […]
Tesla is gearing up to reopen its Chinese Gigafactory in Shanghai. The electric vehicle (EV) maker has started calling workers back to the factory and on Friday notified some employees to enter a so-called “closed-loop” production system starting April 17 — reports Bloomberg. The news is in line with recent reports of Tesla receiving a […]
Now that Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, is operating at full throttle and delivering Model Ys, Tesla can gradually ween off its reliance on imports to meet European demand. Previously, all of Tesla’s orders in Europe were satisfied by vehicles imported from Giga Shanghai in China. There are, however, some differences between the vehicles […]
