Two of the biggest car automakers in the United States—Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and General Motors—just announced they will be reopening their factories on May 18. Shortly after news broke, an anonymous source claimed that Tesla is following suit.
According to a report published by the San Francisco Chronicle, the startup company could be planning to resume production in its Fremont, California location in a limited capacity.
The state of California previously ruled that the company’s car production was considered among nonessential work. This pushed Tesla to close its doors amid stringent shelter-in-place orders in the state, but not after another week of operations.
Now, reports are saying the automaker might be gearing to resume work in its factories, citing an unnamed source said to be “familiar with factory operations.” Tesla, however, has not responded to requests for comment on the reports.
Like several other car manufacturers in the United States, Tesla’s car production was put to a halt in the last couple of months to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. But workers in Fremont were still allowed by the federal government to report to work in lieu of maintenance work in the facility and its machinery.
The Chronicle’s report says there has been an increase in the number of employees working at the factory in the last few days. This is attributed to Tesla’s plans to reopen sometime this month. Part of the work being done in the Tesla facility could be putting up safety precautions and equipment to prevent the virus from spreading.
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