Tesla to Pause Production at Berlin Factory Due to Supply Chain Problems

Tesla expects to stop production at its Giga Berlin factory, its largest in Europe, for two weeks at the end of January and early February, due to a lack of components as the Red Sea attacks on shipping have strained supply chains.   “The considerably longer transportation times are creating a gap in the supply chains. Due to a lack of components, we are therefore forced to suspend vehicle production in the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg,” Tesla said in a statement on Friday carried by The Wall Street Journal. Tesla will suspend…