Automakers and suppliers struggle as Shanghai prepares for new COVID outbreak

Citizens of Shanghai are photographed waiting for a coronavirus to control an outbreak in the city. China's latest COVID-19 lockdown has disrupted car production as two major suppliers joined Tesla in closing factories and complying with measures for the spread of the coronavirus. City officials began blocking some western parts of Shanghai two days ahead of schedule, with 19 cases in China's most populous city up a third despite strict measures already in place to prevent the spread of the virus. General Motors' shanghai joint venture maintained production by asking staff to sleep in factories and getting passes for trucks…