Tesla Managed To Make 5000 Model 3s Last Week
Amazing work by Tesla team. Built entire new general assembly line in 3 weeks w minimal resources. Love u guys so much! Pic of 1st Model 3 dual motor performance coming off the line … pic.twitter.com/Xr55P3fmGd
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 16, 2018
After months of production line issues and questions about quality, Tesla has at last managed to hit a milestone with the Model 3, building 5000 examples of the electric BMW 3-series rival last week.
Including the Model S and X, 7000 cars were made in that time at the company’s facility in Freemont, California, with Model 3 production helped by an unusual additional assembly line housed in a giant tent which has been described as “semi-permanent”.
It’s crucial that Tesla sustains these kind of numbers to become a viable company. The firm lost cash at an alarming rate during the first quarter of 2018, and recently cut nine per cent of its workforce as it restructured in a bid to become profitable.
7000 cars, 7 days
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2018
♥️ Tesla Team ♥️
The Model 3’s production line has been hampered by a variety of setbacks including automation issues and problems with batteries. None of entry-level, $35,000 Model 3 have been built yet either, with the company focusing on higher-priced examples.
With Tesla holding 450,000 reservations for the Model 3, there’s still a long way to go until the backlog is cleared, but it’s looking like the company might have finally hit its breakthrough moment.
Source: Reuters
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Tesla Employee: “Sir, the first quarter reports just came in, if we don’t find a way to become profitable, it’s game over.”
Elon Musk: “Hold my flamethrower, I’ll be right back…”
Iron man powers
Matty, you are slipping, you are suppose to title this: Musk bullies employees into completing production goals…
To be honest 5000 cars sounds impressive until you narrow it down to if they worked 7 days its 1 car every 2 minutes when you look at the likes of Ford, VW, Audi and i believe Volvo are doing cars at the rate of 1 a minute and in some cases even faster, it puts it in perspective. They are finally heading in the right direction and i hope they get it working better.
Watch the same people who ridiculed Tesla months ago now suddenly change their minds and be all about anything Tesla
Mercedes be like “Aww bless”
Elon approves!
And then theyll fall apart in a day.
Number of Tesla Model 3’s produced in a week: 5000
Number of $35,000 Tesla Model 3’s produced in a week: 0
Well, Tony Stark lost half of his company’s worth before it went up again…