Tesla China responds to complaints about locally-made Model 3 delivered with HW2.5

By Randell Suba Posted on March 3, 2020 Tesla China recently issued a statement following complaints from locally-produced Model 3 owners whose vehicles were fitted with the company’s Hardware 2.5 instead of its custom-designed Hardware 3 computer, which is designed specifically to achieve autonomous driving. Tesla cited supply chain issues amid the coronavirus outbreak as …

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 …