Because of the situation in the Red Sea, Tesla had to suspend car production in Grünheide except for a few areas. Production should now be fully operational again.
At the Tesla factory in Grünheide near Berlin, production is scheduled to resume completely on Monday after a production stop due to missing parts as a result of the situation in the Red Sea. The supply chains are intact again and all necessary production parts are sufficiently available, the company said.
The electric car manufacturer suspended vehicle production for almost two weeks on January 29th due to attacks on ships by the Yemeni Houthi militia. Because the transport routes were longer, components were missing. Tesla said it continued producing in some areas, carried out maintenance work and trained employees.
The company started production east of Berlin almost two years ago. Tesla stated that its goal for the first expansion phase was to build 10,000 cars a week with around 12,000 employees. Most recently, more than 6,000 cars were built per week. According to the company, 12,500 people currently work at Tesla.
Source: Stern
