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Australian Model 3 Waiting Room
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Last quarter, production for AU bounded M3's was started on 08/01 then through to 11/01, you can refer to the below 17/02 post in this group
Australian Model 3 Waiting Room
Therefore Q2 production for AU should start this week.
Any news on whether the Giga Shanghai have started production? Doesn't seem to be any news on this.
Shanghai is still in lockdown so I'm assuming that means Tesla is too. Unless they've been able to close loop the factory?
I just got off the phone from one of my workmates in Shanghai. They are definitely locked down - a lockdown that makes Melbourne's effort look like a Covid spreader party. They can't leave their houses for any reason at all. City of 28,000,000 and the only cars on the street are ambulances and the occasional cop car. Doesn't sound positive for getting giga opened too quickly.
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Found this recent update from Reuters:
SHANGHAI, April 3 (Reuters) - Tesla has notified workers and suppliers that production at its Shanghai factory will not resume on Monday as it had hoped, according to an internal notice shared with Reuters.
Reuters reported earlier on Sunday that the U.S. automaker aimed to resume production on Monday, citing two sources, as it expected to see its first batch of workers released from a lockdown the city imposed to combat a surge in COVID-19 cases.
However, Monday production plans have now been cancelled, according to the notice, which did not elaborate on the reasons or say when the company expected activity to resume.
Production at Tesla's Shanghai factory, which produces cars for the China market and is also a crucial export hub, has been halted since March 28 after the government launched a two-stage lockdown that started in areas east of the city's Huangpu River where the plant is located.
Tesla had originally hoped to only halt operations for four days, but cancelled production plans for Friday and Saturday after the authorities extended tight movement restrictions in the eastern half of the city. Virtually all of Shanghai is currently under lockdown.
The current stoppage marks one of the longest suspensions since the factory started production in late 2019. Tesla manufactures 6,000 Model 3 and 10,000 Model Y cars per week at its Shanghai factory, one of the sources said.
Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
"This was an *exceptionally* difficult quarter due to supply chain interruptions and China zero-COVID policy," its chief executive officer Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday.
The one positive of our insignificance is there's a decent chance they could knock our whole production over before the shipping deadline.
I also vaguely recall reading that if production falls short, they'll come from domestic production quotas.
The few days per quarter production allocation in giga Shanghai for RHD M3's, are shared among UK/AU/NZ/SG/HK/Japan markets, don't forget M3 orders in India may open soon...
OD: 29/01/22
Model: LR White/White
Rang my SA today. I have the 12-20 week timeframe. SA said they don't anticipate the timeframe blowing out for my order. I actually don't even mind if they do. Since ordering i have received a bunch of unanticipated extras that M3s weren't being delivered with at the time of ordering. Ryzen chip is the biggest. The wait is excruciating for sure for sure but the upshot is you might end up with some new toys in your car.
Fingers crossed I can get it as a Christmas present..SR, Blue/Black.
Ordered 4th of February with a 14-20 week wait time.
I did ask my sales rep if I should expect around Mid-May and he said that was probably right. But that I'd also expect to see my delivery window about 5 weeks from whenever its coming. To be honest, if it slips into early June I won't mind that much, as I have an overseas trip end of May and would really hate getting to play with the new car for a few days before having to leave.
Ordered 4th of February with a 14-20 week wait time.
I did ask my sales rep if I should expect around Mid-May and he said that was probably right. But that I'd also expect to see my delivery window about 5 weeks from whenever its coming. To be honest, if it slips into early June I won't mind that much, as I have an overseas trip end of May and would really hate getting to play with the new car for a few days before having to leave.
M3's came out of giga Shanghai since early Jan 2022 have the following updates:
- Ryzen chip (replaced intel atom chip)
- compact & long lasting 12v Li-ion battery (replaced 12v lead-acid battery - 12kg+)
- windscreen wipers heaters
- new redesign LED tail light cluster (dual reversing lights, larger brake/turning lights)
- Darker roof glass tint
Having said that, the following features were rumoured to be added to 2022 M3's since late last year:
- Ventilated front seats
- Double-pane rear window glass
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I guess that puts you back in the May timeframe for the expected next shipment to Aus.
Mine (LR R/B) is till sitting at 14-20 weeks in the app with an order date of 05/01/22
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