Car and auto-parts factories in China are gradually getting underway again as Covid-enforced lockdowns in the country’s northeastern Liaoning and Jilin provinces ease.
BMW resumed full production at its two plants in Shenyang in Liaoning after an almost month-long shutdown, the company said Tuesday in a statement, while Robert Bosch GmbH, the world’s biggest auto-parts maker, said its components factory in Jilin’s provincial capital Changchun reopened last week.
Volkswagen said Monday that it has gradually resumed production at its Changchun plant and Autoparts manufacturer Robert Bosch also said that its components factory in Changchun resumed production.
Tesla's Shanghai factory officially resumed production on Tuesday, with about 8,000 employees back to work thus far, the company has said.
The factory will need three to four days to boost its production gradually to full capacity, according to Song Gang, the factory's manufacturing and operation director.