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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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Tesla to Idle German Gigafactory Due to Red Sea Shipping Delays

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Tesla just rolled out the new Model 3 and Cybertruck here in the States, and the automaker has been building the updated sedan for a while in Europe, so the shipping delays couldn’t have come at a worse time. The shipping route is a significant thoroughfare that prevents thousands of miles of additional travel to get around Africa.

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