Tesla’s Shanghai gigafactory has been closed since January 29 due to China’s coronavirus outbreak, which has shut down many factories around the country.

We now have news that the factory will reopen on February 10 after the shutdown, and that the Shanghai government has offered “help” to companies to get production back up to speed after the shutdown (via Reuters).

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Exactly a year after breaking ground on Gigafactory 3 in China, Tesla has just held its first public delivery event for Model 3s made in China.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in the country for the event, and gave some short comments.  Among those comments, he stated that Tesla is thinking about hiring a team of designers to build an original model in China, which Tesla would then sell worldwide.

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Tesla has released a video giving a sneak peek inside Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai ahead of an important event tomorrow. expand full story

Drone footage confirms that Tesla is now steadily producing and shipping made-in-China Model 3 vehicles out of Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai. expand full story

Tesla appears to have ramped up Model 3 production at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai, and official sales are expected to be imminent as Tesla started shipping out some Model 3 vehicles. expand full story

A lot of Tesla Model 3 vehicles have been spotted coming out of Gigafactory 3 in China, but it doesn’t look like Tesla can officially sell them just yet. expand full story

Tesla has finally obtained its manufacturing license to start production at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai — indicating that production is imminent at the new factory. expand full story

Tesla is planning a massive service, sales, and charging infrastructure expansion in China ahead of the expected increase in vehicle sales due to volume production at Gigafactory 3. expand full story

Tesla appears to be stuck in “trial production” at Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai as it still needs a manufacturing license to officially start production in China, according to Tesla chairman Robyn Denholm. expand full story

Tesla confirmed that it has completed some “full” Model 3 vehicles as part of trial production at Gigafactory 3 in China, and it released a full gallery of pictures from the factory. expand full story