Panasonic to suspend battery production at Tesla joint venture in Nevada due to coronavirus
Reuters
Published Mar 21, 2020 05:15AM ET
TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp (T:6752) said on Saturday it will temporarily suspend production at its battery joint venture with U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc (O:TSLA) in Nevada because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The Japanese electronics company, which supplies battery cells for Tesla's electric vehicles, will scale down operations at so-called Gigafactory 1 early next week before closing it for 14 days, Panasonic said in an emailed statement.
A Panasonic spokeswoman declined to comment on how the suspension would affect Tesla, which produces battery packs using Panasonic cells at the Nevada plant.
Tesla on Thursday said its operations at the Nevada battery plant would continue, while it would suspend production at its San Francisco Bay Area vehicle factory on March 24.
Panasonic said Nevada plant employees affected by the shutdown will receive full pay and benefits for the entire period. During the closure, the facility will undergo intensive cleaning, it said in the statement.
TechCrunch, which first reported the planned suspension, said Panasonic has about 3,500 employees at the Nevada plant.
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