Shanghai authorities have helped Tesla relocate more than 6,000 workers and do the necessary disinfection work to reopen his factory last month during the city’s closure, according to a letter sent by Tesla to local officials Told.
The letter, dated May 1 and addressed to local authorities in Lingang Special Area, Shanghai, outlined the length of the city we went to help Tesla, highlights the importance of the American automaker in Shanghai as the city tries to restart business while curbing the spread of COVID- 19. Tesla reopens his factory in Shanghai on April 19 after a 22-day suspension, state media covered the event.
Tesla thanked Lingang officials
In his letter, Tesla thanked Lingang officials for their support, and explained how the Lingang Group-owned company had organized buses to transport 6,000 Tesla workers and their suppliers to the factory, and did the disinfection work needed for the company to enter “closed loop production.
“They fought for three days in a row, working day and night without ceasing to ensure that the workers of our company could return to the factory,” Tesla said in a letter.The company will build a new factory in the vicinity of the same area, ready to increase the annual capacity of 450,000 car, including the Model 3s and Model Ys, to become “the world’s largest shipping center”, the letter said.
The Shanghai industry has delivered 484,100 car by 2021, Tesla said earlier. Tesla and the Shanghai government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Many factories closed after Shanghai had been closed since March to combat the spread of COVID. While some have begun to reopen, reinstating employees seems difficult as some restrictions remain on others. The 22-day closure of the Tesla factory in Shanghai has been the longest since its first production in late 2019, and has caused the loss of more than 50,000 vehicles, according to figures based on Tesla’s exit plans .
Tesla manufactures its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Shanghai, serving the Chinese market and operating as an export hub in Germany and Japan. under consideration of data security and product quality issues.
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