U.S. carmaker Tesla's Shanghai factory officially resumed production on Tuesday, with about 8,000 employees back to work thus far, the company has said.

Axar.az informs that affected by the latest COVID-19 resurgence in Shanghai, the Shanghai Gigafactory had suspended production for over 20 days.

"We have full confidence in China's economy," said Tao Lin, vice president of Tesla. "From the process of the current production resumption, we have seen China's ability to cope with challenges and we believe that normality will soon return."

Tao said that several government departments have worked almost round the clock to help enterprises resume work and production as quickly as possible.

The factory will need three to four days to boost its production gradually to full capacity, according to Song Gang, the factory's manufacturing and operation director.

Automobile enterprises generally have a long industrial chain, and thus they have higher requirements for the collaborative resumption of production.

Tesla said it is actively promoting the resumption of production at more than 100 parts manufacturers with the help of relevant government departments.