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Not sure if this helps and a bit of a stretch from shut downs but to quote Diodorous Kronos,
If a thing happens then it was going to happen.
Hence it was true before it happened that it would happen.
Therefore only what happens is possible!

Forgive me but I have been waiting nearly 50 years to spread the word!
You should have done it 50 years ago and then got on with your life!!!
 
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It's perhaps worth noting that Troy Teslike estimates that Shanghai will produce 161,000 M3 & MY for the Chinese domestic market alone in Q3.
Ship watchers will have seen the constant stream of local car carriers loading at Shanghai South this quarter. I haven't been counting them or logging them but it's never been this busy in my opinion.
So correct me if my calculations are wrong,

The plant was shut until 05/07

M3 Production at old rate (5,500 per 7 day week), 05/07 to 16/07 = 12 days = 9420
M3 Production at new rate (7,700 per 7 day week), 06/08 to 30/09 = 56 days = 61,600
Total Q3 M3 Production = 71k (approx)

MY Production all at new rate (14,000 per 7 day week), 17/07 to 30/09 = 152,000

Total Q3 Production ~ 223k

Of which 161k is for China

Leaving 62k for RoW to be shipped (excl USA) give or take, allowing for some unshipped Q2 stock, production rate variances, and the odd day here or there. At 4,500 cars per ship that equates to 14 non-china ships for the quarter.

Have I got this correct?
 
So correct me if my calculations are wrong,

The plant was shut until 05/07

M3 Production at old rate (5,500 per 7 day week), 05/07 to 16/07 = 12 days = 9420
M3 Production at new rate (7,700 per 7 day week), 06/08 to 30/09 = 56 days = 61,600
Total Q3 M3 Production = 71k (approx)

MY Production all at new rate (14,000 per 7 day week), 17/07 to 30/09 = 152,000

Total Q3 Production ~ 223k

Of which 161k is for China

Leaving 62k for RoW to be shipped (excl USA) give or take, allowing for some unshipped Q2 stock, production rate variances, and the odd day here or there. At 4,500 cars per ship that equates to 14 non-china ships for the quarter.

Have I got this correct?
Seems plausible, what’s the source for 160k for China?
I think the max for a RoRo is 4500 and some are smaller, but that would just equate to more ships, or more left for domestic.
Maybe not relevant, but some European demand is met by Berlin, like 1 RoRo’s worth per week.
 
Seems plausible, what’s the source for 160k for China?
I think the max for a RoRo is 4500 and some are smaller, but that would just equate to more ships, or more left for domestic.
Maybe not relevant, but some European demand is met by Berlin, like 1 RoRo’s worth per week.
Uptick in production will fill new markets such as Australia. However, Shanghai MY Europe exports will slow in Q4 substantially while Berlin ramps.

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Uptick in production will fill new markets such as Australia. However, Shanghai MY Europe exports will slow in Q4 substantially while Berlin ramps.

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An interesting table, Darreno. From this it looks like my calculation for M3 is a bit optimistic, (71k vs 64k), but close re MY (152k vs153k).
Q4 is really interesting, look at the M3 ramp up for Shanghai!
 
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Berlin could start making a Std Range model, probably just called a RWD using a structural but smaller LFP battery (Tesla have signed a deal with BYD for the packs and have EU approval to build) in the same way Austin Texas are with the 4680 cells. At the moment I think they're still only making MYP and in just 2 colours, unless thats changed recently.
 
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