tesla Model 3 production has been paused, BuzzFeed first reported. However, this appears to be part of Tesla's planned Model 3 downtime.
"Our Model 3 production schedule includes periods of planned downtime at Fremont and Gigafactory 1," a Tesla spokesperson told TechCrunch in February and again today. “These periods are used to increase the level of automation and systematically address bottlenecks in order to increase productivity. This is not uncommon, in fact it is quite common on production lines.”
This is why Tesla CEO Elon Musk has admitted that he has over-automated the production of cars.
"Yes, Tesla's over-automation was a mistake," Musk tweeted a few days ago. To be precise, my mistake. Humans are underestimated. "
Next came the admission that Bernstein analysts Max Warburton and Toni Sacconaghi believe Tesla is overusing automation in the final production of Model 3 assembly.
Last August, Tesla said it expected to produce 5,000 Model 3s per week by the end of 2017. Tesla has adjusted that number. In January, Tesla said it expected to end the quarter at a pace of 2,500 Model 3 vehicles per week, with a goal of hitting 5,000 per week by the end of the second quarter.
Earlier this month, Tesla said it was able to double its weekly production of the Model 3 in the first quarter by quickly addressing production and supply chain bottlenecks, including several brief factory shutdowns to upgrade equipment. "
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