Tesla Extends Shanghai Plant Suspension Amid Lockdown

Tesla Extends Shanghai Plant Suspension Amid Lockdown
Tesla's China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 7, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters
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SHANGHAI—Tesla is extending a production halt at its Shanghai factory for at least one day, an internal notice seen by Reuters showed.

The Shanghai factory, located in the Pudong district east of the city’s Huangpu River, suspended production from Monday to Thursday after the city launched a two-stage lockdown to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases.