• Tesla will halt operations at the Gigafactory Berlin in order to modernize facility and add a shift.
• The primary motive is to increase production to keep up with the demand.
• After the production restarts later this month, Tesla will need to make a big hiring effort.

Tesla, a well-known maker of electric vehicles; is reportedly planning to cease operations at the Gigafactory Berlin in order to renovate the location; and add a shift to boost production capacity. The main goal is to boost output in order to meet demand.

Thanks to its use of the 2170 cells, which enable a battery design; Giga Berlin was able to produce 1,000 Model cars every week in June. Even though Giga Texas initially appeared to be falling behind; because it had trouble ramping up production of the 4680 battery cell and structural battery pack; the factory’s output had significantly increased after Tesla started assembling the Model Y Long Range at the facility; which used 2170 cells.

Gigafactory Berlin will allegedly be shut down for around two weeks; in order to increase output because Tesla wants it to catch up. The company will also launch a third shift and stop importing electric motors; from the Gigafactory Shanghai and start producing them locally.

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Although the update may be extremely helpful; the personnel is apparently Gigafactory Berlin’s largest issue. Over the past several months, there have been various stories; claiming that Tesla is having difficulty hiring and retaining employees. Some of them said that pay had been a particular issue and that the local union, IG Metall; had started to become involved. Tesla did, however, increase wages for many employees; by 6% in an effort to address the problem.

Tesla will need to undertake a significant hiring push; in order to add a third shift to the site once production resumes later this month.

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