Tesla Model 3 Production Was Suspended To Sort Bottleneck Issues
Recently, it’s seemed like whenever we’ve been talking about the Tesla Model 3, it’s been something to do with either quality issues or production delays. Today’s story involves the latter: specifically, that Tesla shut down production of the all-electric BMW 3-series rival at its Freemont factory from 20-24 February.
Ultimately though, this should help get the Model 3 back on track. In a statement, the company said:
“Our Model 3 production plan includes periods of planned downtime in both Fremont and Gigafactory 1. These periods are used to improve automation and systematically address bottlenecks in order to increase production rates.”
Tesla’s target is 2500 cars a week by the end of the first quarter of 2018, revised from 5000 a week. CEO Elon Musk had originally said that his firm would be making 20,000 Model 3s a month by December 2017, but in the end just 1550 during the entire fourth quarter of 2017.
Bottlenecks and automation issues have hampered Model 3 manufacture thus far, with Musk having previously described the car as being in “production hell.”
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These guys are really starting to ‘Tesla’ my patients…. (grabs cost off of hanger and walks out the door)
How long are you gonna delay it for, huh Musk? The DeLorean’s gonna be capable of time travel before you’re even done with these “bottleneck issues”.
Whats a Model 3 ? I forgot.
Musk is gonna have to start selling more flamethrowers if he is to have a chance at keeping Tesla afloat
Elon Musk’s masterplan:
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People complain if Tesla releases a bad car
People complain if tesla releases a good one
People complain if tesla tries to fix their problems.
I think the problem is people, not Tesla
Profitable by 2017
Waiting for elon musk to get feqtured on the next season of dirty money
Any other young car-firm has production issues ; and brands like Kia only barely started to make vehicles with some quality to them : CT - I sleep
Tesla announces production problems : CT - REAL SH*T ??