It is rumored that Tesla's Shanghai plant plans to upgrade and expand production in July, and will suspend most production for two weeks

Tesla Inc plans to suspend most production at its Shanghai plant for the first two weeks of July to upgrade and expand the plant, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.After the upgrade, Tesla plans to ramp up outputat the plant to a record high by the end of July, bringing itcloser to its goal of producing 22,000 vehicles a week, the memo shows.

Tesla's plans to produce 8,000 Model 3s and 14,000 Model Ys a week by mid-May have been delayed due to the spread of the coronavirus, two people familiar with the matter said.Tesla's Shanghai plant has been producing 17,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles a week since mid-June, according to memos previously seen by Reuters.

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On June 21, Tesla CEO Elon Musk told the Qatar Economic Forum, “Our constraints are more on raw materials and expanding production. We are moving as fast as we can. Increase production." Affected by the spread of the new crown epidemic, Tesla's Shanghai plant is expected to drop by more than a third in the second quarter compared with the first quarter.

According to Reuters calculations based on data from the China Passenger Transport Association, Tesla’s Chinese-made vehicles will account for about half of Tesla’s global deliveries (936,000) in 2021.Tesla's Chinese-made cars are not only sold locally, but also sold to overseas markets such as Europe and Australia.

Tesla’s official website shows that Australian consumers will not be able to mention Model Y until the first quarter of 2023; European consumers will not be able to pick up the car until the fourth quarter of this year at the earliest; while Chinese consumers buy Chinese-made Teslas Pulling a car requires waiting 10 to 24 weeks for the car to be picked up.

Tesla did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.However, according to Caijing.com, a reporter from Caijing.com contacted the relevant person in charge of Tesla China for this purpose, and the other party said: "I have not received such news."