Tesla May Have Already Hit The 5,000 Vehicles Per Day Production Goal For Model 3

Amid considerable doubt about its future, production methods and labor practices, Tesla reportedly hit a crucial milestone for the Model 3 sedan today: the elusive and long-sought goal of 5,000 cars produced per week. While the company hasn’t officially confirmed the news, it’s a huge deal if it’s accurate and one that could go a long way toward establishing Tesla’s long-term viability.

The news was first reported by Reuters today, citing two unnamed workers at the factory. The story said the 5,000th Model 3 “finished final quality checks at the Fremont, California” this morning, hours after the midnight goal established by CEO Elon Musk.

Truthy - 7/2/2018 10:06:19 AM

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Sure he did. Then why does he need another $2,500 deposit from current order holders? This announcement is quite a coincidence.

SanJoseDriver - 7/3/2018 10:09:25 PM

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This was required since last year--no news here.

qwertyfla1 - 7/2/2018 10:40:55 AM

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How many of them are base $35K units -NOT!

SanJoseDriver - 7/3/2018 10:09:44 PM

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TomM - 7/2/2018 11:11:00 AM

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Whoopee!!!!!

The crucial test for the Model 3 is NOT producing 5000 per week - it is producing Base model cars for the thousands that left deposits on them. I can expect that many of those - being asked for an additional $2500- without a time expectation - and missing out on the Tax incentive (TEsla will surely pass that 200,00 soon) - means that a lot will not wait.

systemBuilder - 7/4/2018 4:27:23 AM

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Ten people at my company ordered Model 3 cars on Thursday, Friday last week. The car is apparently still a good deal at $50k-$60k, there is no need to sell $35k versions if the $50k-$60 versions are selling well ...

Truthy - 7/2/2018 11:57:43 AM

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joneshamilton, that was brilliant. I though about Gung Ho when I read this, but you nailed it.

TheSteve - 7/2/2018 12:53:43 PM

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Every time Tesla declared they hit a daily production landmark in the past, it was done through "funny numbers", and it was not sustained.

In simple terms, they *might* have pulled off a single, 24-hour period, in which they produced 5,000 Model 3s (nudge-nudge, wink-wink), but I'm skeptical that they can sustain this number on a daily average basis over the next quarter. I hope I'm wrong.

TheSteve - 7/3/2018 12:03:32 AM

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Correction: Article states "5,000 units per WEEK", not per day, as this AutoSpies page states.

JRobUSC - 7/2/2018 5:38:09 PM

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"Tesla May Have Already Hit The 5,000 Vehicles Per Day Production Goal For Model 3"

No they didn't, since that 5000 goal was a WEEKLY goal, not daily.

SanJoseDriver - 7/3/2018 10:12:26 PM

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They hit 5k over a 7 day period, not extrapolated over a day.

systemBuilder - 7/4/2018 4:29:36 AM

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Article should read, "Tesla reports best June production levels EVER, production is up 100% since June of 2017" but all the haters distort the real picture of Tesla. Exposes the sloth at ALL the other companies, even FCA.