Lockdown Shanghai: Tesla workers are finally starting to return to the Shanghai Gigafactory after a three-week shutdown, but the restart of production has been delayed again by a day.
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The situation remains difficult amid a strict lockdown in Shanghai to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Shanghai has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases over the past month, and in an effort to curb the growth, authorities have implemented some drastic quarantine that have been in place for weeks.
These measures have affected many businesses, including Tesla's Gigafactory in the giant Chinese city.
The automaker was forced to close the plant on March 28 due to difficulties in worker safety and the supply of components from suppliers affected by the measures.
Tesla was supposed to restart production next weekend, but it was unable to operate.
The automaker was expected to once again attempt to restart production during the week, but was unable to do so.
The second phase of the city was due to end on April 7, but authorities have extended it indefinitely amid continued spread despite the measures in place.
Last week, we learned that Tesla was aiming to reopen its Gigafactory Shanghai on April 18th after a three-week closure.
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Today, the company has indeed begun bringing workers back to the factory, but Reuters reports that the plan to restart production will go into effect tomorrow:
Tesla had hoped to start a production shift on Monday, but the plan appears to have been changed to Tuesday, sources said, with one citing a supplier's logistical hurdle for the delay.
More difficulties are expected for Gigafactory Shanghai in the coming weeks as Tesla and suppliers slowly begin to ramp up production.
As for the authorities, they are starting to talk about relaxing quarantine measures amid widespread complaints about citizens lacking food and other supplies.
With a production capacity of about 2,000 vehicles per day, Tesla is expected to have already lost over 40,000 vehicles this quarter and could see production drop by tens of thousands more during the ramp-up.
Source of information: electrek.co
