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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 41 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I always found it weird when I worked at Tesla how they had so many finished vehicles piling up in a lot that they had other lots for the overflow. They would constantly remind everyone what "lean manufacturing" is and that all those cars are already sold. So why are they just sitting there and not going to the people that bought them? If I bought a car, and it was finished being built, I would want it ASAP.

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Heard it at VW, too.

The explanation I was given(and this well could be bullshit) was that they're "sold", in the sense that they're claimed by a lot who will further sell them on, hence the storage on-property until they're transported down the line.

Some are also held and leased for employee use, be it through employer vehicle loan or a leasing program like VW had, where you could select from a variety of models owned for the company fleet(including other manufacturers under their umbrella, like Audi) for up to a year.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

The explanation I was given(and this well could be bullshit) was that they’re “sold”, in the sense that they’re claimed by a lot who will further sell them on, hence the storage on-property until they’re transported down the line.

Which is a very real thing for a typical auto manufacturer. Tesla, however, doesn't have any kind of third-party dealer network. They control the entire process all the way to the end-user.

Some are also held and leased for employee use, be it through employer vehicle loan or a leasing program like VW had, where you could select from a variety of models owned for the company fleet(including other manufacturers under their umbrella, like Audi) for up to a year.

This could be possible, not sure how Tesla operates.

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