Workers in Tamil Nadu for global automakers such as Renault-Nissan, Hyundai and Ford plants had halted work for several days in May over coronavirus-related safety concerns.
Barra added that the No. 1 US automaker's "supply chain and manufacturing teams are maximizing production of high-demand and capacity-constrained vehicles."
In a conference call with reporters, Barra said that the chip shortage will worsen in the second quarter before starting to improve in the second half of the year.
The partnerships and the capital that comes along with it are really going to put us on a good footing to execute on our road map, which simply speaking is qualifying this technology for vehicle use and getting them into vehicles in the not-too-distant future.
Carmakers are racing to develop EVs amid tightening CO2 emission standards in Europe and China.
One source said that Osterloh had been offered the position of personnel director at Traton, Volkswagen's truck unit that was spun off and separately listed in 2019.
Osterloh, 64, has since 2005 been a member of Volkswagen's supervisory board, half of which is composed of labour representatives under Germany's system of corporate governance.
The electric carmaker's shares slumped 17% the week through Wednesday off record high levels, as Bitcoin, in which Tesla invested $1.5 billion, pulled back sharply.
Taiwan's chip foundries are some of the world's biggest and most advanced, and so European car manufacturers have been reaching out to Taipei for help.
