Tesla Shanghai plant will be shut down for four days, and employees and suppliers have been notified

According to Reuters, two people familiar with the matter said that the Shanghai factory of American carmaker Tesla will suspend production for four days.

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People familiar with the matter said that Tesla has informed employees and suppliers of this measure. Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

According to Bloomberg, Tesla's Shanghai plant will stop production for at least one day from Monday.

According to this website, Tesla Shanghai factory produces cars for the Chinese market and is also an important export hub to markets such as Germany and Japan. According to the data of China Passenger Car Association, Tesla delivered 56515 vehicles in February, of which 33315 were for export, which is equivalent to an average of about 2018 vehicles per day.

In the middle of this month, Tesla's Shanghai plant was shut down for two days from March 16 to 17. At that time, Tesla responded that it would actively cooperate with the government's requirements for nucleic acid testing and other epidemic prevention requirements, and try its best to ensure production and overcome difficulties.