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What a great comment. Does anyone know if Tesla went the old automaker way or do they stockpile chips and/or had better forecasting on demand during pandemic?
by JohnJamesRambo 6y ago
What a great comment. Does anyone know if Tesla went the old automaker way or do they stockpile chips and/or had better forecasting on demand during pandemic? It seems their production is doing great.
Selfish reason, I want to know if my Tesla order will be delayed.
- postingawayonhn 6y agoI think their factories were only shut for a couple of weeks and they never took the approach that they would be selling fewer vehicles.
- XorNot 6y agoDoesn't Tesla have a huge backlog? If they cleared it it would be a miracle.
- postingawayonhn 6y agoNo not really. Delivery times are pretty similar to other made to order manufacturers. Demand does seem to be growing to meet thier increasing production volumes though.
- marvin 6y agoI'm not 100% certain, their suppliers could concievably have been affected by the same problems everyone else has. But my impression from following Tesla's quarterly reports before and during the pandemic is distinctly that they just kept plowing on, business as usual. No changes in production or their investments for production capacity, apart from production delays due to government-mandated shutdowns. Hard to underestimate the impact of Musk's leadership when you see that result.
- MangoCoffee 6y agoTesla's own chip is fab with Samsung for 14nm and 5nm. Tesla still buy chip from supplier like NXP.