Tesla's Shanghai Factory Faces Production Disruptions Due to Supply Chain Issues: "Severe Logistics Problems"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] It has been reported that Tesla's electric vehicle factory in Shanghai, China, is experiencing production disruptions due to parts supply issues.

According to Bloomberg on the 10th (local time), a Tesla spokesperson stated that the Shanghai factory is operational but affected by supply chain problems.

Chinese authorities have imposed a six-week lockdown on Shanghai to prevent the spread of COVID-19, causing severe logistics difficulties.

Known as 'Gigafactory 3,' Tesla's Shanghai factory halted operations for 22 days after the lockdown began at the end of March and resumed partial operations on the 19th of last month.

Since restarting, Tesla's Shanghai factory has been operating under a closed-loop system that strictly separates the factory from the outside. Employees are unable to commute and instead live and work inside the factory, undergoing antigen and nucleic acid tests every morning and afternoon to prevent infections within the facility.

Tesla aims to increase production at the Shanghai factory to 2,600 vehicles per day starting from the 16th to recover to pre-lockdown production levels, but achieving this goal is expected to be difficult. The prolonged logistics difficulties due to the ongoing lockdown and challenges in securing production personnel are major obstacles.

Meanwhile, before the lockdown, the Shanghai Tesla factory produced about 2,100 vehicles per day. Local media reported that from the 19th to the 30th of last month, after resuming operations following a three-week shutdown, Tesla's Shanghai factory produced approximately 10,000 electric vehicles at a rate of about 830 vehicles per day.

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