Tesla's Model 3 Now In "Delivery Logistics Hell"
The early life of the Tesla Model 3 has been somewhat turbulent. Bottlenecks severely hampered output of the BMW 3-series-sized EV, leading CEO Elon Musk to brand it as being in “production hell.”
The manufacture of the car is finally starting to get on track, with production ramping up nicely, thanks partly to Tesla’s eyebrow-raising additional production line housed in a giant tent. The only trouble is, it seems the Californian company is struggling to keep up when it comes to deliveries.
Responding on Twitter to a complaint from a customer who said her Model 3 delivery date was pushed back from 8th September multiple times before being delayed “indefinitely,” Musk apologised and stated that Tesla has “gone from production hell to delivery logistics hell.” Last week he had warned via a Tweet that customers may experience “longer response times” because of a “large increase in vehicle delivery volumes.”
Not ideal given he Model 3’s already shaky start, but fixing this latest setback should be easier, and not involve any odd tent-based solutions. Musk has assured that delivery issues “should be solved shortly.”
Once delivery problems have been tackled, the next challenge for Tesla will be starting to at last deliver the entry-level, $35,000 Model 3. At present, Tesla has been focusing on higher-priced versions to maximise profitability, and the average price for each example delivered has been slowly creeping up.
UK deliveries aren’t expected to be commencing until 2019 at the earliest.
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I got 99 problems but my Tesla ain’t 1……..it’s all 99.
well, they got out of production hell so…no reason to think they cannot get out of this as well
“Not ideal given he Model 3’s already shaky start”
Did anyone try and read this article at all before it was posted? It takes 2 minutes to find and fix an error like this if you actually care about the quality of work this website produces.
This is a completely false article. I saw a model 3 on the road yesterday
they do deliver them but they cannot do it fast enough to meet delivery dates
Saw one today on my way to school. It was ugly.
Lol when I got out of school, I was in the bus. I saw two Model 3’s simultaneously
I love how this car has been out a year now yet only a handful of people actually have one
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that elon musk is about to yeet a spaceship full of artists around the mf MOON
We landed people on the moon 49 years ago. Flying two rich Canadians around the moon is not exactly impressive these days.
The manufacture of the car is finally starting to get on track, with production ramping up nicely
By underpaying and overworking their staff whilst subjecting them to hazardous environments! As TheMindGarage said, the only reason they get away with this is because they’re Tesla and Musk seems to be the darling of the nerdy cellar dweller. If this was any other company they’d be fined out of the backside or taken over by administrators or the state.
This^^^
I put my fate into Rimac, Porsche, Audi and Jaguar. Tesla is only ruining a name of an intelligent scientist.