EU finalize and deliveries

[BrandonF]

Today I was told to expect delivery of my EU Sig #27 early August! This was from a EU product specialist.
I live in Sweden, not NO or CH.

During my test drive this week, they said that I needed to get my reservation in within 2 or so weeks so that it gets into production asap. The product specialist mentioned that in "a couple of weeks" they were starting production on Euro models so the delay would grow for US production.

 

[wassenberg]

During my test drive this week, they said that I needed to get my reservation in within 2 or so weeks so that it gets into production asap. The product specialist mentioned that in "a couple of weeks" they were starting production on Euro models so the delay would grow for US production.

How long does it take to build a model s ?

 

[Volker.Berlin]

How long does it take to build a model s ?

Tesla currently builds (more than) 400 Model S per week. Their latest projection (which may be conservative) was 21k units in 2013, which takes into account that production was not yet fully ramped up in the first quarter.

 

[widodh]

Maybe this tweet will shed some light on European deliveries, Dutch Deliveries?!

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Excuses me; This Gentleman is Dutch and he's tweeting the Arrival of his Model S in the Netherlands before the end of July (2013 to be exact)...

So I asked him on Twitter. He didn't answer my questions completely, but it seems like his Tweet was based on his delivery window.

He's leasing the Model S via Athlon and they probably told him: July

In another tweet he says: "I'm hoping for end July, but it will probably be August"

 

[wassenberg]

Tesla currently builds (more than) 400 Model S per week. Their latest projection (which may be conservative) was 21k units in 2013, which takes into account that production was not yet fully ramped up in the first quarter.

that is not what i mean. i mean how long is one model s on the assembly line

 

[Volker.Berlin]

that is not what i mean. i mean how long is one model s on the assembly line

I don't know. Why does it matter? And where would you count the beginning of the line? When your config enters the IT system? When the aluminium sheets enter the factory? I'm not sure at which point anonymous sheet metal becomes part of an individual, identifiable car (and I don't care).

 

[William13]

The early goal at Tesla was for a car to take 3 days for the entire build. I doubt this has ever been achieved. Volker's point is spot on as this is actually meaningless in Tesla's case as so much of the manufacturing is done in house.

 

[Benz]

It's a number of days, maybe a week, but not much more than that.
And it's very likely that they will manage to reduce that, once the production of the Tesla Model X will start next year.

 

[widodh]

I spoke to doug yesterday via IM and he told me he had more pictures of the EU car he saw at REFUEL three days back.

He said it was a EU spec car with a EU license plate holder and such.

I asked him to post the other pictures as well, but he didn't get to that yet. Unfortunately he forgot to snap a picture of the VIN

EDIT: It was a Tesla engineer which brought the car there. Doug asked him to pop the chargeport which allowed him to take the picture.

 

[Volker.Berlin]

He said it was a EU spec car with a EU license plate holder and such.

Now that's welcome news.

 

[Eberhard]

i got my VIN 14983 last friday, but no further information.

 

[mgemmell]

i got my VIN 14983 last friday, but no further information.

Hey, that's great news eberhard. I am about 2 weeks behind you so I'll be ready.

Are you picking yours up in Holland? We are planning a full family trip and drive down through France and Spain to Madrid. Awesome!

 

[nikwest]

Are you picking yours up in Holland? We are planning a full family trip and drive down through France and Spain to Madrid. Awesome!

I was thinking about picking it up in the Netherlands, too. Do you know if this is possible? I haven't yet asked anybody from Tesla.

 

[toms]

Anybody got some news about the start of production of European cars? The 2nd quarter is history now, so I would assume that TM is concentrating now on European deliveries.

 

[Tigerjeff]

For you to know, I tried a Model S in France and it was an American model... Pretty new, only 700Km...

 

[Right_Said_Fred]

Anybody got some news about the start of production of European cars? The 2nd quarter is history now, so I would assume that TM is concentrating now on European deliveries.

It makes sense that Q2 was aimed at maximizing output of North American cars (for which revenue could then be booked in Q2). The first week of July - with the Fourth of July in it - can be used for some retooling to prepare the factory for the European specs. Production can then start in week 2. And that is actually the date ('the week of July 8') that was recently mentioned by a Tesla-representative as the start of European production. It all makes sense.

 

[Eberhard]

Hey, that's great news eberhard. I am about 2 weeks behind you so I'll be ready.

Are you picking yours up in Holland? We are planning a full family trip and drive down through France and Spain to Madrid. Awesome!

If possible i will do. Or better we have to organize a pick-up party.

 

[toms]

It makes sense that Q2 was aimed at maximizing output of North American cars (for which revenue could then be booked in Q2). The first week of July - with the Fourth of July in it - can be used for some retooling to prepare the factory for the European specs. Production can then start in week 2. And that is actually the date ('the week of July 8') that was recently mentioned by a Tesla-representative as the start of European production. It all makes sense.

If that's true, I would not expect any car being delivered to customers before mid August or even end of August (considering all the time consuming tasks between building and delivering the cars, like transportation to the east coast, loading a ship, shipment to Europe, customs paperwork, arrival checks in Europe, shipment to the different countries, paperwork again, maybe some checks by the technical authorities of the destination country, final preparation before customer pickup, ....).

 

[Volker.Berlin]

If that's true, I would not expect any car being delivered to customers before mid August or even end of August

Exactly that seems to be the gist of recent communication of Tesla representatives with individual European Signature reservation holders. Which in turn means that the second-week-of-July theory is likely to be correct.

 

[Tigerjeff]

This is what Tesla French represent told me...
Don't expect vehicles for CH/NO before Mid/End Angust and starting September for the other countries!