Internal memo outlines plans to add more shifts to boost production to pre-lockdown levels even as suppliers struggle to provide parts.

The steep sales decline was caused by swingeing lockdowns that shuttered production sites and sales outlets.

According to an internal memo, the US carmaker plans to churn out 2,600 electric cars from the Shanghai plant per day from May 16

Nio, which was this week added to a US list of potential delisting candidates, announced on Friday it is seeking a secondary listing

One of China's largest companies, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, known as Sinopec, and electric vehicle maker Nio were also among the names added

About 8,000 Tesla employees returned to work at the US company's Shanghai giga-factory on April 19, the Miami-based EV news website said

Volvo said production was down at the end of the first quarter due to a shortage of a specific semiconductor and warned that the supply problem would persist

Li Auto, which gets 80% of its EV parts from Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta, was hit hardest while Xpeng in far away Guangzhou fared the best.

The Tata group company is already the lowest bidder in a government tender for 5,500 electric buses

Tata commands 90% of India's electric car sales, giving it an all-important first-mover advantage, even if EVs account for only 1% of the overall auto market

Tesla will recall 14,684 Model 3 cars that were locally made or imported between 2019 and March 2022 to fix a software problem, China's market regulator said.

The Federation of Thai Industries says there are about 260,000 EVs registered in Thailand and the Finance ministry expects about 20,000 units to be sold this year