Tesla Model 3 mass production is ahead of schedule. Will 20,000 units per month be enough by the end of the year?

Tesla Model 3 mass production is ahead of schedule. Will 20,000 units per month be enough by the end of the year?
After Model S and Model X, the entry-level Model 3 is finally not far from hitting the road. Elon Musk sent three tweets today, and the mass production progress of Model 3 not only caught up with expectations, but was even slightly ahead of schedule. Musk first said that Model 3 passed all the regulatory regulations required for production two weeks ahead of schedule, and the first car is expected to be completed this Friday. He then announced that the first batch of 30 cars will be delivered on the 28th of this month, and the total production will reach 100 and 1,500 units next month and the month after next. However, the more important information is in the back, perhaps because they are afraid that the two numbers of 100 and 1,500 are too thin compared to the number of orders of more than 500,000 units. Musk added, "It looks like we can reach a monthly production of 20,000 units by December this year." After years of losses, Tesla has worked hard to ensure the smooth birth of this "harvest period" model. In the first half of the year, Tesla expanded its bank's credit line twice, and in order to balance the increased liabilities, it also conducted a round of financing of nearly US$1.2 billion. According to the goal set by Musk before, Tesla's total production will exceed 500,000 units by 2018. The previous Model S and Model X have already achieved sales of 200,000 units earlier this year. If the mass production speed of Model 3 can be accelerated to 20,000 units per month as scheduled by the end of the year, it will not be difficult for Tesla to achieve its goal in 2018. If 20,000 units are produced per month around the end of the year, the existing order owners will be delivered before 2020. Given that Tesla's super factory Gigafactory, even if nothing unexpected happens, will not be completed until 2020. The 500,000 Model 3 order owners who have already had orders may not be able to enjoy the benefits of accelerated production brought by the new factory.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.

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