Tesla reduced vehicle production at its Shanghai factory this week due to parts shortages caused, in some measure, by a supplier’s Covid lockdown nearby.
According to research by JL Warren Capital, Tesla specifically stopped production lines for its crossover electric vehicle, the Model Y, at its Shanghai Gigafactory.
During an interview with Financial Times on Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Covid lockdowns in China “are being lifted rapidly” and he doesn’t expect them to be a significant problem in coming weeks.