Dr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldtoWorld News@lemmy.world•Tesla puts German factory production on hold as Red Sea attacks disrupt supply chainsEnglish
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9 months agoOk, which other vehicle manufacturers are doing the same? Because my bet is this is in response to a lack of demand and a glut of capacity.
Literally no other manufacturer in the area is forecasting delays, and all of them have commented as much. Tesla doesn’t have the demand for the US, Chinese, German, AND Texas factory,. It’s just that simple. So they’re stopping production to let consumption catch up, after several quarters in a row of decreasing prices to increase demand.
Yet that wasn’t the excuse they gave, which means they’ll happily lie about their motivations even when they’re clear.
That and the lack of consumer demand in markets already saturated by them. Much like when they said the Chinese factory would only ever serve the Chinese market, and then started selling China production units in Europe. 🤷♂️