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Tesla is looking to add a fourth shift for the assembly lines at its Berlin Gigafactory in Germany in a bid to double weekly production and thus reach 500,000 cars made per year.

Things are accelerating quickly at Giga Berlin as Tesla blasts through production milestones at a fast pace. The plant operates with three shifts current...

After adding a third shift at Giga Berlin and reaching a production rate of 5000 vehicles a week, Tesla is now reportedly looking to add a fourth shift. With the addition of the new shift, Tesla plans to grow vehicle production at the plant to 10,000 vehicles a week or 500,000 vehicles a year.

Tesla has sent almost 5,000 auto workers in Grünheide near Berlin on two-weeks enforced leave, to reorganise production and drastically increase the work tempo.

Tesla is working to ramp up factories in Germany and Texas while it streamlines salaried positions. Frankfort employment agency sets up shop at Giga Berlin.