Reuters - Build fast, fix later: speed hurts quality at Tesla, some workers say
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ality-at-tesla-some-workers-say-idUSKBN1DT0N3
"The luxury cars regularly require fixes before they can leave the factory, according to the workers. Quality checks have routinely revealed defects in more than 90 percent of Model S and Model X vehicles inspected after assembly, these individuals said, citing figures from Tesla’s internal tracking system as recently as October. Some of these people told Reuters of seeing problems as far back as 2012."
At Tesla “so much goes into rework after the car is done ... that’s where their money is being spent,” a former Tesla supervisor said.
There's Tesla "quality" for you.
Those poor saps that receive the cars that don't get inspected before they get shipped to customers.
Explains the dozens of Teslas, including Model 3s, stashed away in that random garage in SoCal, doesn't it?
"Trickier cases head to one of Tesla’s outdoor parking lots to await repair. The backlog in one of those two lots, dubbed the “yard,” has exceeded 2,000 vehicles at times, workers told Reuters. "
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ality-at-tesla-some-workers-say-idUSKBN1DT0N3
"The luxury cars regularly require fixes before they can leave the factory, according to the workers. Quality checks have routinely revealed defects in more than 90 percent of Model S and Model X vehicles inspected after assembly, these individuals said, citing figures from Tesla’s internal tracking system as recently as October. Some of these people told Reuters of seeing problems as far back as 2012."
At Tesla “so much goes into rework after the car is done ... that’s where their money is being spent,” a former Tesla supervisor said.
There's Tesla "quality" for you.
Explains the dozens of Teslas, including Model 3s, stashed away in that random garage in SoCal, doesn't it?
"Trickier cases head to one of Tesla’s outdoor parking lots to await repair. The backlog in one of those two lots, dubbed the “yard,” has exceeded 2,000 vehicles at times, workers told Reuters. "