Support CleanTechnica's work througha Substack subscription,on Patreon, oron Stripe. Help us produce all of thehigh-quality, original content we publish week after weekdespite the challenges of content-scraping AI, antisocial media, inflation, and other hurdles.Tesla is reportedly planning to stop producing vehicles at its factory in China for almost a month in January 2027. It’s not really clear why. According to our latest China EV sales report, Tesla sales were down 9% in the country in the first half of the year. However, the company has been selling vehicles in other countries in the region — and across the world — that were built in China. Presumably, though, Tesla is expecting a challenging sales environment in the beginning of 2027.
“Tesla plans to run a reduced production schedule at its Shanghai plant in January, extending the reduced output it began this month into next year, according to an internal schedule reviewed by Reuters,” Reuters reports. “Tesla will run production for 17 days in January between Jan. 3 to Jan. 19 and will stop electric vehicle output from Jan. 20 to Jan. 31 for an extended break for Chinese New Year, according to the plan seen by
Reuters.”
This extended shutdown in January is not what Tesla normally does. However, the Chinese EV market — like its broader auto market — has been down significantly this years, and it’s not clear if that’s also expected in 2027. It seems that Tesla might think so….
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