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Why is it that Tesla is the only parts provider when other car companies have aftermarket parts?
by tcoff91 8y ago
Why is it that Tesla is the only parts provider when other car companies have aftermarket parts?
- btilly 8y agoMy immediate guess is because other car companies outsource the production of most of the parts, and the companies who make those parts are happy to make more to sell on the aftermarket. Tesla manufactures parts itself, and is still getting their main production lines working right.
- lazyjones 8y agoTesla has plenty of parts built by other car makers / suppliers. https://www.carscoops.com/2018/05/tesla-blames-bosch-recall-125000-model-s-cars/ https://www.carscoops.com/2018/05/tesla-blames-bosch-recall-...
- btilly 8y agoTesla does. But builds most of their parts in house. And even outsourced parts may wind up inside of the part you need to replace, and therefore you're still bottlenecked on Tesla.
- Spooky23 8y agoEver try to find a service manual for a Tesla? They want to control everything, but are too hard up to stock parts.