Tesla becomes one of China’s top local electric car producers in January

By Joey Klender Posted on February 12, 2020 January was a big month for Tesla’s Giga Shanghai, with Made-in-China Model 3 production hitting its stride following trial manufacturing runs at the end of 2019. Reports indicate that Giga Shanghai was able to build over 2,600 units of the Made-in-China Model 3 in January, despite the …

Tesla China to resume Giga Shanghai production on Feb. 10 as government steps in to aid

By Randell Suba Posted on February 8, 2020 Tesla is set to resume production of its Giga Shanghai factory in China on February 10, following a multi-week-long shutdown in response to the coronavirus outbreak. On Saturday, the Shanghai government said it would coordinate with the companies affected by the virus shutdown to bring production to …

Tesla’s Elon Musk meets with China officials as Gigafactory 3 opens new job listings

By Simon Alvarez Posted on September 2, 2019 Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent trip to China was eventful. From his appearance at the 2019 World Artificial Intelligence Conference to a series of meetings with high-ranking officials, Musk’s trip seemed to have secured even more support for Tesla from the local Chinese government.  In true Elon …