News / Automotive supply chains face a long road to recovery as production restarts

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Elon Musk has declared himself ready for a High Noon-type stand-off with officialdom.

Having sued Alameda County for upholding the lockdown on his car factory and threatening to move his HQ to another state, the founder of Tesla tweeted on Monday that the company would defy the order and restart production, adding that he would “be on the line with everyone else”.

Other carmakers are getting back into action. Mercedes and BMW have already re-opened plants in the US south-east, while Hyundai, ...