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>> Since Tesla employees are unhappy, a lot of them are demonstrating flaws with Tesla's manufacturing process, potentially in an attempt to strongarm their bos
by mephitix 9y ago
>> Since Tesla employees are unhappy, a lot of them are demonstrating flaws with Tesla's manufacturing process, potentially in an attempt to strongarm their bosses into getting better pay or unionization prospects
This seems like a pretty big/dangerous jump to make with little-to-no evidence.
>> In any case, Elon Musk's 20,000 Model 3 manufactured per month target for late 2017 is incredibly late (See: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/881757617416056832 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/881757617416056832). A lot of Tesla bulls don't seem to care however and continue to throw money at the company.
I really hate that Musk publicly underestimates the amount of work and deadlines in this process. It's especially annoying for me because I've worked for people who publicly underestimate and it put way more ridiculous work on me and my coworkers.
That said, I also hate this "fraud-boy" FUD. I think Tesla could eventually pull this off. The ramp will obviously be slower than what Musk expects. I, like many bears, take what Elon says with a grain of salt. But cars are rolling off the production line.
At this point, the Model 3 is now the best-selling EV in the US.
(https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-tesla-tracker/ https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-tesla-tracker/). Tesla has proven itself with the Model S. People in general love the cars. Tesla will get there, and I think that's why bulls are holding.
- dragontamer 9y ago> This seems like a pretty big/dangerous jump to make with little-to-no evidence. Sorry for the lack of evidence. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/05/19/united-auto-worker-uaw-tesla-motors/84585682/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/05/19/united-... https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/09/tesla-worker-long-hours-low-pay-and-unsafe-conditions/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/09/tesla-worker-long-hou... But its no small secret that pro-union forces are also in this whole mess. I've got no skin in the game, but its clear that the UAW union wants to unionize Tesla's workers. The UAW rallying pro-union forces of the Tesla workforce is just... how politics works in the USA. Its going to happen. I'm overall a Tesla Bear (but I have no real money on this bet, its just my unfathomed opinion). But when I read Tesla news stories, they're either complaints about the workforce (which I generally judge to be from pro-Union forces), or complaints about Tesla's financials (which I judge to be from Financial bears). That's all I'm saying: keep an eye out for the union pieces. They may or may not be "correct", but there's certainly an agenda that is being pushed here.