Tesla knowledgeable workers in its Fremont, California, manufacturing facility on Friday that its Mannequin S and Mannequin X electrical automobile manufacturing strains will shut from December Twenty fourth to January eleventh, in keeping with an electronic mail seen by CNBC.

Staff engaged on these strains have been supplied a full week of pay to cowl one of many two and a half weeks of the shutdown, together with a number of paid holidays. They have been requested to take 5 unplanned and unpaid days off, however have the choice to attempt to discover work in different areas of the manufacturing facility throughout these days.

They have been additionally inspired to “volunteer” to assist make electrical automobile deliveries to clients through the shut down.

In a separate electronic mail despatched to all the firm on Friday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk famous that the corporate is “lucky to have the high-class downside of demand being fairly a bit larger than manufacturing this quarter” and requested for workers to extend manufacturing as a lot as attainable throughout the remainder of the quarter.

The shutdown of the S and X strains means that the excessive demand doesn’t lengthen to those older fashions. It is not clear what Tesla intends to do with its Mannequin S and X strains through the vacation shutdown. The corporate didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

The corporate has been scuffling with a recall in China, and security probe by NHTSA, and warranty expansion overlaying a few of its high-end Mannequin S sedans, and its luxurious SUV with falcon wing doorways, the Mannequin X, this yr.

Deliveries of those autos amounted to fifteen,200 within the third quarter of 2020, in keeping with the corporate’s automobile manufacturing and deliveries report from the interval ending September 30 representing round 11% of auto deliveries through the quarter.

At an annual shareholder assembly and battery day investor presentation earlier this yr, executives mentioned that the long-anticipated Tesla Mannequin S Plaid would begin deliveries in late 2021.

This is what the e-mail to manufacturing workers engaged on the Mannequin S and Mannequin X SUV mentioned (as transcribed by CNBC):

Topic: S/X Vacation Shutdown

Hello Staff,

The SX strains might be shut down for the vacations beginning Dec. Twenty fourth and returning Jan. eleventh.

We wish you to take the chance to refresh or spend time with your loved ones, so Tesla might be supplying you with a full week pay for the week of Jan. 4th. There may even be restricted paid alternatives so that you can assist different outlets or volunteer for deliveries throughout a few of this time.

Dec. twenty third – final day of labor earlier than shutdown

Dec. Twenty fourth-Twenty fifth – Paid holidays*

Dec. Twenty eighth-Thirtieth – Unpaid day without work (might use PTO**), assist deliveries or different outlets.

Dec. Thirty first-Jan. 1st – Paid Vacation*

Jan. 4th – eighth – Paid day without work (40 hours)

Jan. eleventh – return to work

If you want to volunteer for deliveries for Dec. twenty sixth — Dec. Thirty first, or assist different outlets from Dec. Twenty eighth – Dec. Thirtieth, please use the survey under to tell us your desire. We’ll do our greatest to accommodate your requests, however preferences should not assured and might be granted on a primary come first serve foundation.

This is the separate electronic mail from Musk to all workers (as transcribed by CNBC):

Topic: Automobile Manufacturing

We’re lucky to have the excessive class downside of demand being fairly a bit larger than manufacturing this quarter.

To make sure that we’ve the very best buyer final result and earn the belief of the purchasers and traders who’ve positioned their religion and hard-earned cash with us, we have to enhance manufacturing for the rest of the quarter as a lot as attainable.

I’d solely ship this observe if it actually mattered.

Tremendous appreciated,

Elon

Btw, please ship me a observe straight in the event you see methods to enhance output, however really feel that your voice is just not being heard.