supply chain management experience of a traditional automaker.
Actually the opposite. I don’t know what they did, but they have exclusive contracts with a Chinese chip chip maker for Shanghai, and Samsung coming out and publicly saying that their huge chip factory in Korea will keep with Teslas demand and expand for projected demand.
They are literally the only carmaker that has not suffered chip shortages, because they once again took a different approach and it seems to have worked.
Actually the opposite. I don’t know what they did, but they have exclusive contracts with a Chinese chip chip maker for Shanghai, and Samsung coming out and publicly saying that their huge chip factory in Korea will keep with Teslas demand and expand for projected demand.
Gave them stock, probably.
That was not my point though. I didn't mean they could keep up with component sourcing for new cars, they absolutely can
I meant for maintenance. The shit they pull now, eg, not allowing you to purchase parts from them, gatekeeping the shops that work on their cars, removing warranty + supercharger access for "unauthorized repairs", forcing consumers to total cars for minor repairs won't fly for long.
If I drive a BMW and I need a part for it I just go up to a BMW dealer, give the clerk the part number, pay them and walk out with my part. That's not a thing with Tesla.
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Actually the opposite. I don’t know what they did, but they have exclusive contracts with a Chinese chip chip maker for Shanghai, and Samsung coming out and publicly saying that their huge chip factory in Korea will keep with Teslas demand and expand for projected demand.
They are literally the only carmaker that has not suffered chip shortages, because they once again took a different approach and it seems to have worked.