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Tesla Temporarily Shutting Down Model 3 Production: Buzzfeed

Courtesy of ZeroHedge. View original post here.

Just days after Elon Musk gave a softball interview to “CBS This Morning” explaining Tesla’s efforts to boost Model 3 production to Musk’s target of 2,000 a week (down from the 5,000 a week he had initially promised), Buzzfeed News is reporting that the company is temporarily shutting down production of its Model 3 sedan to “improve automation.”

Of course, this comes after Musk famously claimed Tesla was relying too heavily on robots to run its assembly line (a sentiment he echoed in his CBS interview) – and that this was at the root of the company’s “production hell”.

Yes, excessive automation at Tesla was a mistake. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underrated.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 13, 2018

Workers at the factory told Buzzfeed that the announcement of the temporary closure – expected to be only four or five days – came without warning, and that most workers are expected to use vacation time or stay at home pay during the break.

Just a few days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he’s feeling optimistic about his ability to speed up production on the company’s vehicles, the assembly line for the Model 3 in the company’s Fremont, California plant has been temporarily shut down — again.

The announcement of the four- to five-day production pause for Model 3 came without warning, according to Tesla employees who spoke with BuzzFeed News. During the pause, workers are expected to use vacation day or stay home without pay; a small number of workers may be offered paid work elsewhere in the factory.

A Tesla spokesperson said that the assembly line is on pause in order to “improve automation.”

The news hit Tesla shares like a brick…

The company previously shut down production in late February. Also, last fall, the Wall Street Journal famously reported that Tesla had been assembling Model 3’s by hand.

This should go without saying, but we imagine this won’t help Tesla turn cash-flow positive in Q3…

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