Tesla halts production at Shanghai plant due to supply issues: Sources | The Straits Times

SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – Tesla halted production at its Shanghai plant on Monday (May 9) due to issues with supplies, two people familiar with the matter said. The suspension comes just three weeks after the American automaker partially resumed production at the Shanghai plant on April 19 following a 22-day closure caused by the city’s Covid-19 lockdown, reflecting the complexity and uncertainties of keeping manufacturing going as China battles the coronavirus. It is unclear when the supply issues can be resolved and when Tesla can resume production, said the people, who declined to be identified as the matter is private. Shanghai…