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.
特斯拉中國消息人士稱，特斯拉上海工廠的汽車生產將在本週按計劃進行年度生產線維護工作，但包括充電樁生產在內的其他車間並未暫停。
$Tesla (TSLA.US)$ acknowledged the suspension of production at the Shanghai plant, though it said a previous report was not entirely accurate.
$特斯拉 (TSLA.US)$承認上海工廠已暫停生產，但它表示先前的報告並不完全準確。
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.
《環球時報》今天在一份報告中援引一位不願透露姓名的特斯拉中國消息人士的話說，特斯拉上海工廠在2022年保持了高效的生產和優異的產量，該汽車系列將在本週按計劃進行年度維護工作。
Meanwhile, workers are taking a break during production line maintenance after a year of hard work, the person said.
該人士說，同時，經過一年的辛勤工作，工人在生產線維護期間正在休息。
Other workshops, including charging pile production, were not suspended, so the media report of a factory suspension is not entirely accurate, the person said.
該人士說，包括充電樁生產在內的其他車間並未暫停，因此媒體關於工廠暫停的報道並不完全準確。
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日的一份報道中援引內部通知和兩位知情人士的話說，特斯拉週六暫停了其上海工廠的生產，從而提前了其先前在12月最後一週暫停該工廠大部分工作的計劃。
According to the report, Tesla canceled the morning shift at the Shanghai plant and told all workers they could begin their break.
據報道，特斯拉取消了上海工廠的早班，並告訴所有工人他們可以開始休息。
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.
報告指出，本月早些時候，中國放鬆了零COVID政策，這一出人意料的舉動受到了企業和公衆的歡迎，但在短期內嚴重擾亂了運營。
Workers at Tesla and its suppliers are getting sick, creating operational challenges in the past week, according to the report.
報告稱，特斯拉及其供應商的員工生病了，這給過去一週帶來了運營挑戰。
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.
根據中國乘用車協會（CPCA）12月8日發佈的數據，特斯拉在11月在中國交付了62,493輛汽車，上海工廠出口了37,798輛汽車。
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.
特斯拉的上海工廠生產Model 3轎車和Model Y跨界車。值得注意的是，該工廠不僅向中國消費者提供汽車，而且還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，每個季度上半年生產的汽車主要用於出口，而下半年生產的汽車則用於本地交付。
Notably, Tesla currently appears to be facing sluggish demand growth in China.
值得注意的是，特斯拉目前在中國似乎面臨着緩慢的需求增長。
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，特斯拉下調了其在中國的全系列Model 3和Model Y車型的價格。然後，這家電動汽車巨頭在11月和12月向中國消費者提供了額外折扣。
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日的一份報告中援引Sanford C Bernstein & Co分析師小託尼·薩科納吉的話說，由於需求問題似乎越來越多，特斯拉明年可能需要進一步降價在中國的價格。