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Tesla shutting down Berlin factory for 2 weeks due to Red Sea shipping attacks

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To reach the Red Sea, ships must travel through the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. But Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries, has been going through a civil war for a decade now, with the Saudi- and US-backed Yemeni government fighting against an Iran-backed group called the Houthis.

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Volvo joins Tesla in halting EV production due to Red Sea attacks

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The Ghent factory currently builds its fully electric XC40 and C40, with the EX30 EV added next year. Meanwhile, tensions are escalating with US and UK airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, Reuters reports. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Get started here.

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