Tesla again pauses production of the Model 3 Sedan for 4-5 days: Reports

Our Model 3 production plan includes periods of planned downtime in both Fremont and Gigafactory 1, says the Tesla in a statement

Tesla Inc is temporarily suspending production of the Model 3 sedan for the second time in roughly two months.

The company announced to employees that the pause will be for four to five days, Buzzfeed reported Monday. A Tesla spokesman referred back to a statement provided last month, when Bloomberg News first reported that the Model 3 was idled from Febraury 20 to Febraury 24.

“Our Model 3 production plan includes periods of planned downtime in both Fremont and Gigafactory 1,” the company said in the emailed statement. “These periods are used to improve automation and systematically address bottlenecks in order to