Tesla’s China Production Roars Back With Output Tripling
- EV maker has gone to great lengths to keep Shanghai plant open
- Overall passenger sales in China down 17% year-on-year in May
Tesla vehicles near the Waigaoqiao Container Port in Shanghai.
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Tesla Inc. has staged a remarkable comeback in terms of its production in China, with May output more than tripling despite the electric carmaker only recently getting its Shanghai factory back up to speed after the city’s punishing lockdowns.
The US-headquartered electric vehicle maker produced 33,544 cars from its Shanghai plant last month, versus 10,757 in April, China Passenger Car Association data released Thursday showed. Shipments came in at 32,165 units, with 22,340 of those cars exported to markets in Europe and the rest of Asia, and 9,825 of the vehicles going to domestic buyers.