American giant You are here announced on Thursday, January 11 two-week suspension most of its production in his European plant located near Berlin.

There Gigafactory therefore will stop the production of vehicles in the area between January 29 and February 11“except for a few sub-sectors”.

Conflicts in the Red Sea undermine the world market

This decision follows to recent Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, which carry out targeted attacks on the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait. This strait is located further south of the Suez Canal and is, like the latter, a strategic point of international trade.

But after the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Yemeni Houthi rebels carried out numerous repressive operations, directly attacking ship owners and vessels passing through the area.

Targeted strikes by the US and Britain hit strategic points from which Houthi missiles were launched early this evening.

Due to this disturbed climate, delays have accumulated significantly extended transportation time for global trade.

A supply chain disruption occurred at the Tesla plant in Berlin, resulting in the suspension of the website for two weeks. ” Significantly longer transportation times create a gap in supply chains “, – says the Tesla press release.

The Suez Canal is the shortest sea route

Suez Canal, commonly used for 12% of world trade, offers the shortest sea route between Asia and Europe. The alternative around the Cape of Good Hope involves not only a extension of the trip from 10 to 20 daysand significant costs for enterprises.

The Tesla plant near Berlin, which has been operating since 2022, employs approx 11,500 workers and currently produces over 250,000 electric cars per year, with a long-term goal of 500,000 units. Tesla plans to expand the factory to double its production capacity, as well as the number of employees.

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