Tesla completes production capacity expansion at Shanghai plant – Shanghai govt

A Tesla sign is seen at its factory in Shanghai, China. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

SHANGHAI  -Tesla completed the capacity expansion project at its Shanghai plant on Monday, according to a statement on a Shanghai government platform for companies’ environmental information disclosures.

Tesla will test the upgraded production lines on  Sept. 19 to Nov. 30, the statement added.

Reuters previously reported Tesla had been ramping up its output to reach its target of producing about 2,200 units of Model 3 and Model Y cars a week at the Shanghai plant.

Tesla did not respond to a Reuters’s request for comment.

The U.S. automaker planned to invest up to 1.2 billion yuan ($170 million) to expand production capacity at its Shanghai factory that would allow it to employ 4,000 more people at the site, state-backed Beijing Daily newspaper reported last November.

The project was originally expected to be completed in April, the Chinese media reported then.

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