Internal documents reveal the grueling way Tesla hit its 5,000 Model 3 target (TSLA)
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- Of the 5,000 Model 3s that contributed to Tesla's end of June manufacturing target, about 4,300 of them required rework, according to internal documents viewed by Business Insider.
- Within the auto industry, cars that make it through a manufacturing process without requiring rework are part of a factory or line's "first pass yield (FPY)."
- That means the factory had a first pass yield for vehicles as low as 14% during the last week of June.
- An industry expert told Business Insider that good auto plants have a first pass yield of about 80%.
- A Tesla spokesperson said the number of labor hours required per Model 3 has decreased by almost 30% since last quarter.
Internal documents show that Tesla had to rework more than 4,300 of the 5,000 Model 3 vehicles it built during the last week of June when it hit its critical production target.
Within the auto industry, cars that make it through a manufacturing process without requiring rework are part of a factory or line's "first pass yield (FPY)."See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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