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<div><blockquote><p>Tesla Giga Shanghai has started double-shift production since May 23, and production has been largely on par with pre-Covid lockdown levels, according to local media.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has added more workers to the Shanghai plant, turning production from the previous single-shift into a double-shift system, further boosting capacity, according to a report by local media Yicai today.</p>
<p>Giga Shanghai began double-shift production on May 23, the report said, citing a Tesla insider. Previously the plant had maintained single-shift production for a month since it resumed production on April 19 due to limited available employees and factors including logistics.</p><div>
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<p>Production at the Tesla Shanghai plant is still on a closed-loop basis, with output already essentially at the same level as before the Covid lockdown levels, and is expected to return to full normal levels next month, the report said.</p><div>
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<p>Logistics have largely resumed and can ensure the supply needed for production, another source familiar with the matter said, adding that, however, logistics have not yet fully returned to pre-lockdown levels due to the impact of factors including Covid control in different provinces and cities.</p>
<p>Before the Covid lockdown, Tesla took three shifts of production and operated on a 7*24 basis, producing close to 20,000 units per week, according to the report.</p>
<p>Tesla originally expected production capacity to return to pre-Covid lockdown levels by mid-May, but the plan experienced several delays due to supply chain issues, the report noted.</p>
<p>This is in line with previous reports from several other media outlets.</p>
<p>Tesla's Shanghai plant halted production when the city entered a phased lockdown from March 28 and officially began resuming production on April 19. The plant was estimated to have lost about 50,000 units of production during the shutdown.</p>
<p>Tesla's Shanghai plant officially resumed production on April 19, with 8,000 employees returning to work, according to local media reports.</p><div>
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<p>Tesla had originally aimed for the Shanghai plant to get production back to pre-lockdown levels on May 16, but the plan was subsequently delayed, according to a Reuters report on Monday.</p>
<p>Tesla was aiming to increase production to 2,600 units a day from May 23, the Reuters report said, citing an internal memo.</p>
<p>Challenges remain for Tesla to double the number of workers living near the production line to maintain &#34;closed-loop&#34; operations, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.</p>
<p>There is also uncertainty on the supply side, as factories in Shanghai and surrounding areas for suppliers and logistics have not yet returned to normal, the Reuters report noted.</p>
<p>The suspension of production at the Shanghai plant has had a big impact on Tesla China's production and deliveries in April.</p>
<p>Tesla China produced 10,757 vehicles in April, with wholesale sales of 1,512 units, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on May 10.</p>
<p>Tesla's Shanghai plant did not export any vehicles in April, according to the CPCA.</p>
<p>Tesla's China-made vehicles decreased by 64,302 units, or 97.7 percent, in April compared to the 65,814 wholesale sales in March.</p>
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