The EV maker says it's running short of parts due to the chaos in global shipping sparked by attacks in the Red Sea.

Yemen's Houthi militants have been targeting vessels there for weeks.

They say it's in support of Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in its conflict with Israel.

Major shipping firms have had to put vessels on safer but much longer routes as a result, delaying deliveries.

Container giant Maersk says it expects the rerouting to persist for the foreseeable future.

Now Tesla is the first major firm to disclose an interruption to output.

It says production in Berlin will stop from January 29 to February 11.

Analysts say Tesla relies heavily on batteries from China, which are shipped through the Red Sea.

They say other automakers seem sure to face disruption, given the dependence on parts from Asia.

For Tesla, it all adds to difficulties as it fights a labor dispute with a Swedish union.

That has led to sympathy strikes across the Nordic region, including at a Norwegian parts supplier.

On Thursday the firm didn't give any detail on how many components were missing, or how it would restore production.