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Yeah thanks, saved me from posting the same thing. Tesla batches up their orders for many smaller countries like in Europe, this has been true for years, and it

Yeah thanks, saved me from posting the same thing. Tesla batches up their orders for many smaller countries like in Europe, this has been true for years, and it's also the source of probably hundreds of articles about how Tesla is getting beaten by some recently introduced car. It's great that other companies are having some success with selling EVs, remember that's actually Tesla's corporate goal. Tesla still has a widely appealing set of vehicles.

dragontamer 5y ago
Except Tesla bunches their orders so that they can claim improving numbers every 3 months (with 2-months having crap numbers), rather than averaging out their deliveries like everyone else. Having 2-crap months per quarter + 1-good month is 100% Tesla's decision. They could just smooth out the numbers like everyone else instead and be comparable on apples-to-apples terms. But Tesla prefers to be funky with numbers. It probably would be a lot less stressful for Tesla's employees if Tesla stopped doing this "Quarter-end push" all the time. Its unnecessary. Its like watching a Marathon runner sprint every few hundred meters rather than pacing himself from beginning to end so that he can gather the excitement of the crowds.
- _ph_ 5y ago
  No, the reason is different. Wheter it makes sense or not, Tesla tries to optimize the deliveries per quarter. That means, it tries to deliver all vehicles built within the same quarter. With most vehicles sold in Europe being built in the US, this means that they are build in the first half of the quarter, then shipped to and delivered in Europe towards the end of the quarter. The consequence is, they barely sell cars in the first month of the quarter and most in the last month.
  - dragontamer 5y ago
    https://electrek.co/2021/06/18/elon-musk-tesla-employees-go-all-out-end-quarter-delivery-production-push/ https://electrek.co/2021/06/18/elon-musk-tesla-employees-go-... This "end of quarter push" is 100% Tesla weirdness. Its part of Tesla's work culture. > The consequence is, they barely sell cars in the first month of the quarter and most in the last month. Or they could smooth it out and cause far less stress for their workforce and customers. This game they play means that customers get cancelled cars and shifting delivery dates and a worse handoff as they pickup their cars. ------------- As part of their weird "quarter end push" thing, they also time their delivery ships to reach Europe at certain points and "burst" their numbers in an all out sprint, coinciding with the rest of their quarter-end pushes. Its all just number games and "burstiness" to impress the crowds and generate numbers... when the core business should be caring about smooth rollouts and increasing average rates.

dragontamer 5y ago

Except Tesla bunches their orders so that they can claim improving numbers every 3 months (with 2-months having crap numbers), rather than averaging out their deliveries like everyone else. Having 2-crap months per quarter + 1-good month is 100% Tesla's decision. They could just smooth out the numbers like everyone else instead and be comparable on apples-to-apples terms. But Tesla prefers to be funky with numbers. It probably would be a lot less stressful for Tesla's employees if Tesla stopped doing this "Quarter-end push" all the time. Its unnecessary. Its like watching a Marathon runner sprint every few hundred meters rather than pacing himself from beginning to end so that he can gather the excitement of the crowds.

_ph_ 5y ago
No, the reason is different. Wheter it makes sense or not, Tesla tries to optimize the deliveries per quarter. That means, it tries to deliver all vehicles built within the same quarter. With most vehicles sold in Europe being built in the US, this means that they are build in the first half of the quarter, then shipped to and delivered in Europe towards the end of the quarter. The consequence is, they barely sell cars in the first month of the quarter and most in the last month.
- dragontamer 5y ago
  https://electrek.co/2021/06/18/elon-musk-tesla-employees-go-all-out-end-quarter-delivery-production-push/ https://electrek.co/2021/06/18/elon-musk-tesla-employees-go-... This "end of quarter push" is 100% Tesla weirdness. Its part of Tesla's work culture. > The consequence is, they barely sell cars in the first month of the quarter and most in the last month. Or they could smooth it out and cause far less stress for their workforce and customers. This game they play means that customers get cancelled cars and shifting delivery dates and a worse handoff as they pickup their cars. ------------- As part of their weird "quarter end push" thing, they also time their delivery ships to reach Europe at certain points and "burst" their numbers in an all out sprint, coinciding with the rest of their quarter-end pushes. Its all just number games and "burstiness" to impress the crowds and generate numbers... when the core business should be caring about smooth rollouts and increasing average rates.