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Tesla projected that it would produce 5K Model 3s per week by the end of 2017. In all of Q3 they produced 260! That kind of shortfall is clearly not part of any
by wintermute2001 9y ago
Tesla projected that it would produce 5K Model 3s per week by the end of 2017. In all of Q3 they produced 260! That kind of shortfall is clearly not part of any plan, unless it's one drawn up by GM and Ford. Source: http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/tesla-model-3-production-delays-start-take-toll-company http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/tesla-model-3-product...
- dkhenry 9y agoGM and Ford would be good at drawing up plans like that since its fairly common for production to be delayed on new car designs http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-may-be-facing-f-150-delays-due-to-aluminum-suppliers.html http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-may-be-facing-f-150-delays-... https://jalopnik.com/chevy-bolt-ordering-delayed-by-three-months-report-1785668778 https://jalopnik.com/chevy-bolt-ordering-delayed-by-three-mo...
- SimbaOnSteroids 9y agoAnd they will when you adjust for Elon time. Kidding aside they've been in much worse situations before, it just wasn't nearly as public because it was well before their IPO.
- mgoetzke 9y agoThey also moved this timetable up a year due to high demand, meaning more CapEx required. A few months won't scare people in the know, and thinking this would work without a hitch would have been naive anyway.