Factory Workers At Tesla Are Dropping Like Flies As Work Load Increases

Factory Workers At Tesla Are Dropping Like Flies As Work Load Increases
When Tesla bought a decommissioned car factory in Fremont, California, Elon Musk transformed the old-fashioned, unionized plant into a much-vaunted “factory of the future”, where giant robots named after X-Men shape and fold sheets of metal inside a gleaming white mecca of advanced manufacturing.

The appetite for Musk’s electric cars, and his promise to disrupt the carbon-reliant automobile industry, has helped Tesla’s value exceed that of both Ford and, briefly, General Motors (GM). But some of the human workers who share the factory with their robotic counterparts complain of grueling pressure – which they attribute to Musk’s aggressive production goals – and sometimes life-changing injuries.


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MDarringerMDarringer - 5/19/2017 8:15:24 PM
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I think you're right.


TheSteveTheSteve - 5/19/2017 12:10:10 PM
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In these days, where Alternative Facts are the norm, I question just how much of the article is true.

What we do know, is that in recent months, a handful of pro-union employees at Tesla appear to have fabricated "horror stories" as a tactic to inspire pro-union sympathy in their attempt to unionize Tesla, and possibly even incite anti-Tesla or anti-EV sentiments. When reporters interviewed other Tesla employees at random, the interviewees described a very different picture, quite unlike the "dropping like flies" title for this thread.


re Aspy11's prediction that "Tesla [will be] bankrupt by 2018" -- In an over/under bet, I'd bet on bankruptcy after 2018. Tapping capital markets for operating capital is not a sustainable business model.


222max222max - 5/19/2017 4:41:55 PM
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What's this site's obsession with Tesla? Everyday there are 3-4 articles.


MrEEMrEE - 5/19/2017 7:13:17 PM
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Like all media, got to go where the controversy is, chick bate. Here Lexus and Tesla rule.


mre30mre30 - 5/19/2017 8:55:49 PM
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Why does Tesla even own an auto plant? If they were serious about making money, they would just outsource auto production to Valmet in Finland or Steyr in Indiana or Germany.

Outsourcing is completely scalable within Tesla's volume range, quality control is excellent, and once Tesla is really validated as an auto manufacturer (no, it is not validated yet) it can then open its own plant.


SanJoseDriverSanJoseDriver - 5/20/2017 6:04:12 PM
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Considering that Toyota recently stated they want to make the manufacturing process more like Tesla and Volvo and Audi have made similar comments, he very well might be.


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 5/21/2017 1:01:18 PM
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Following MRE's logic for a moment, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Ferrari, Lamborghini and maybe even Porsche should outsource production as their volumes are all low vs a Camry or an F150. People spending $1000 might not care who made their iPhone, but if you spend $100k plus on a car or SUV, you might want to know your Tesla or Ferrari actually came from their own factory. The outsourced model could easily work, but it is not pursued by many, although individual model examples exist. If you are building/maintaining your brand, you build it yourself.


MDarringerMDarringer - 5/21/2017 1:54:40 PM
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Actually, outsourcing would allow a much greater variety of niche vehicles to be produced. Karmann--to name one--has a history of being a rather competent "outsource" manufacturer.

A Ferrari isn't a "Ferrari" because of the building it emerged from, but from the design and engineering that created it.

Porsche HAS outsourced production of 5 of its products to Karmann and every one of them was a "Porsche".

Granted Karmann is gone, but the concept of an outsource factory could be a way to revolutionize the market.

There's no reason NOT to outsource.
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