It was reported on May 24 that the Ministry of industry and information technology on its official wechat official account showed that as of May 19, since the resumption of work at Tesla's Shanghai factory, 26000 finished vehicles had been offline in total** The wechat also shows that at present, many provinces and cities are making every effort to ensure the stable and smooth supply of the automobile industry chain, and the industrial chain and supply chain of many automobile enterprises are gradually restored to stability.
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▲ screenshot of wechat Report
In addition, more than 1200 auto parts enterprises have also resumed production. The gradual recovery of the supply chain will also help Tesla and other auto companies to further improve production.
Shanghai is an important city of China's automobile industry, and the automobile output accounts for about 11% of the national output. Tesla and other automobile enterprises will gradually resume work and production, which will further promote the balance between supply and demand in the new energy vehicle market.
1、 Since the resumption of work, the production capacity of 26000 units has resumed export
Since the outbreak in Shanghai, due to the sealing and control measures taken in Shanghai, Tesla Shanghai factory stopped production on March 28 for nearly three weeks, resumed operation on April 19, and 8000 employees returned to their posts.
In the first month of resumption (from April 19 to May 19), Tesla's Shanghai plant produced about 26000 model 3 and model y.
▲ Tesla Shanghai Super factory
However, this figure is far from reaching the basic production capacity of Tesla factory before the epidemic. In the month of high output, the wholesale shipment of Tesla Shanghai factory can reach 65000 ~ 71000 vehicles.
If calculated in a six-month period (September 2021 to March 2022), the average monthly output of Tesla's Shanghai plant is close to 53000 vehicles.
After the resumption of the Shanghai plant, Tesla's Shanghai plant also resumed auto exports. During this period, Tesla has two cargo ships bound for Europe. It is reported that each ship carries more than 4000 vehicles, of which 4767 are bound for Slovenia and 4027 for Belgium.
2、 The factory implements closed-loop management, and the factory capacity will be improved
Previously, chedongxi had investigated the resumption of Tesla Shanghai factory. Tesla Shanghai factory will implement closed-loop management before mid June, that is, before the end of the epidemic, employees will live in the factory after returning to work. Since there is no dormitory in the factory, Tesla has distributed mattresses and sleeping bags to employees, and employees sleep in the factory.
It is worth noting that Tesla is not the only company that adopts closed-loop management. SAIC GM and Ningde times have also taken closed-loop management measures in Shanghai.
When Tesla Shanghai factory first resumed work, workers worked in shifts in the "closed-loop" system. One shift is estimated to produce more than 1000 cars a day.
▲ some models are waiting for shipment at Shanghai Nangang
According to Reuters, from May 24, the daily output of Tesla's Shanghai plant will more than double to 2600 electric vehicles. Previously, during the epidemic, Tesla's Shanghai plant had a daily production capacity of about 1000 vehicles. After increasing the production capacity, Tesla's weekly production capacity will be close to 16000 units.
Conclusion: Tesla factory in Shanghai
The Shanghai epidemic has a great impact on Tesla. The Shanghai factory contributed more than half of the output in 2021, making it the largest factory of Tesla at present. Tesla's goal this year is to achieve the sales target of nearly 1.5 million vehicles worldwide, and the Shanghai plant is undoubtedly a major part of this plan.
In order to ensure the smooth realization of the plan, Tesla is also actively promoting the resumption of production. According to the news released by Gongxin Weibo, the government is also fully ensuring the resumption of production of relevant enterprises.
With the effective control of the epidemic and the relevant resumption policies issued by the government, Tesla and other auto enterprises actively cooperate and gradually recover is only a matter of time.