Tesla Says Report of Production Suspension at Shanghai Plant Not Entirely Accurate
Tesla Says Report of Production Suspension at Shanghai Plant Not Entirely Accurate
Vehicle production at Tesla's Shanghai plant will undergo its annual production line maintenance work this week as planned, but other workshops, including charging pile production, were not suspended, a Tesla China source said.
特斯拉中国消息人士称，特斯拉上海工厂的汽车生产将在本周按计划进行年度生产线维护工作，但包括充电桩生产在内的其他车间并未暂停。
$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ acknowledged the suspension of production at the Shanghai plant, though it said a previous report was not entirely accurate.
$特斯拉 (TSLA.US)$承认上海工厂已暂停生产，但它表示先前的报告并不完全准确。
Tesla's Shanghai plant has maintained efficient production and excellent output in 2022, and the vehicle line will undergo annual maintenance work this week as planned, Global Times said in a report today, citing an unnamed Tesla China source.
《环球时报》今天在一份报告中援引一位不愿透露姓名的特斯拉中国消息人士的话说，特斯拉上海工厂在2022年保持了高效的生产和优异的产量，该汽车系列将在本周按计划进行年度维护工作。
Meanwhile, workers are taking a break during production line maintenance after a year of hard work, the person said.
该人士说，同时，经过一年的辛勤工作，工人在生产线维护期间正在休息。
Other workshops, including charging pile production, were not suspended, so the media report of a factory suspension is not entirely accurate, the person said.
该人士说，包括充电桩生产在内的其他车间并未暂停，因此媒体关于工厂暂停的报道并不完全准确。
Reuters said in a December 24 report, citing an internal notice and two people familiar with the matter, that Tesla suspended production at its Shanghai plant on Saturday, bringing forward its previous plan to suspend most work at the facility in the last week of December.
路透社在12月24日的一份报道中援引内部通知和两位知情人士的话说，特斯拉周六暂停了其上海工厂的生产，从而提前了其先前在12月最后一周暂停该工厂大部分工作的计划。
According to the report, Tesla canceled the morning shift at the Shanghai plant and told all workers they could begin their break.
据报道，特斯拉取消了上海工厂的早班，并告诉所有工人他们可以开始休息。
Earlier this month, China relaxed its zero-Covid policy, a surprise move that was welcomed by businesses and the public but seriously disrupted operations in the short term, the report noted.
报告指出，本月早些时候，中国放松了零COVID政策，这一出人意料的举动受到了企业和公众的欢迎，但在短期内严重扰乱了运营。
Workers at Tesla and its suppliers are getting sick, creating operational challenges in the past week, according to the report.
报告称，特斯拉及其供应商的员工生病了，这给过去一周带来了运营挑战。
Tesla delivered 62,493 vehicles in China in November, and the Shanghai plant exported 37,798 vehicles, according to data released by the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on December 8.
根据中国乘用车协会（CPCA）12月8日发布的数据，特斯拉在11月在中国交付了62,493辆汽车，上海工厂出口了37,798辆汽车。
Tesla's Shanghai plant produces the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y crossover. Notably, the plant not only delivers vehicles to Chinese consumers but is also an export hub for Tesla.
特斯拉的上海工厂生产Model 3轿车和Model Y跨界车。值得注意的是，该工厂不仅向中国消费者提供汽车，而且还是特斯拉的出口中心。
Tesla's pattern is that the vehicles produced in the first half of each quarter are primarily for export, while the vehicles produced in the second half are for local delivery.
特斯拉的模式是，每个季度上半年生产的汽车主要用于出口，而下半年生产的汽车则用于本地交付。
Notably, Tesla currently appears to be facing sluggish demand growth in China.
值得注意的是，特斯拉目前在中国似乎面临着缓慢的需求增长。
On October 24, Tesla lowered the prices of its full range of Model 3 and Model Y models in China. The EV giant then offered additional discounts to consumers in China in both November and December.
10月24日，特斯拉下调了其在中国的全系列Model 3和Model Y车型的价格。然后，这家电动汽车巨头在11月和12月向中国消费者提供了额外折扣。
Tesla may need to cut prices further in China in the coming year as it increasingly appears to have a demand problem, Bloomberg said in a December 8 report, citing Sanford C Bernstein & Co analyst Toni Sacconaghi Jr.
彭博社在12月8日的一份报告中援引Sanford C Bernstein & Co分析师小托尼·萨科纳吉的话说，由于需求问题似乎越来越多，特斯拉明年可能需要进一步降价在中国的价格。