Tesla cars riddled with defects straight off assembly line, former workers say, in push for speed over quality

Quality checks have routinely revealed defects in more than 90% of Model S and Model X vehicles inspected after assembly, former employees say


By -- Financial Post—— Bio and Archives--November 30, 2017

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SAN FRANCISCO — After Tesla‘s Model S sedans and Model X SUVs roll off the company’s Fremont, California assembly line, the electric vehicles usually make another stop — for repairs, nine current and former employees have told Reuters. 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 per cent 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. -- More...
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