Germany - Collection

[VinceG]

Hello People.

Do you know if it would be possible to order a RHD tesla model Y from the German factory, and "collect it" from there?

Just seems like a cool thing to do, if you ordered one here in the UK.

Kind Regards
Vince

 

[MrBadger]

More chance of picking up from Shanghai imho. They don’t do RHD in Germany.

More realistic plan will be to pick up from the UK docks.

 

[MrT3]

Even if they do start to build RHD at Germany in the future, Tesla don't build to order. You car would be allocated to you once it is sitting with 10,000 other vehicles in a holding area.

 

[VinceG]

Not building to order? That was the whole Toyota thing. Every single car on the production line had an order behind it.

On the line in Derby UK.... I was a salesman for the forklift arm of the business and took customers around the car factory.

RHD car in blue, LHD car in red, next with alloy wheels, next with steel wheels, next with top of the range audio system, next with white paint, next with basic spec. All at the same time. Incredible to see the Just in Time system at work.

 

[MrT3]

Not building to order? That was the whole Toyota thing. Every single car on the production line had an order behind it.

On the line in Derby UK.... I was a salesman for the forklift arm of the business and took customers around the car factory.

RHD car in blue, LHD car in red, next with alloy wheels, next with steel wheels, next with top of the range audio system, next with white paint, next with basic spec. All at the same time. Incredible to see the Just in Time system at work.

Yes that is how Toyota and the majority of the car industry do it but Tesla do not. They build in batches based on what is best for the factory at that time - this is one reason why Tesla has so few options available.

 

[yessuz]

in short, tesla makes 1000 Model 3 LR in Midnight silver metallic with black interior and 18' wheels. then VIN from one of these cars is entered into system. system matches that VIN with your order, where you ordered Model 3 LR in Midnight silver metallic with black interior and 18' wheels. you got your confirmation and your car

 

[VinceG]

More chance of picking up from Shanghai imho. They don’t do RHD in Germany.

More realistic plan will be to pick up from the UK docks.

Haha... that would be one hell of a road trip back to the UK.

Now where did I put that link for A Better Route Planner

Regards
Vince

 

[Adopado]

Not building to order? That was the whole Toyota thing. Every single car on the production line had an order behind it.

On the line in Derby UK.... I was a salesman for the forklift arm of the business and took customers around the car factory.

RHD car in blue, LHD car in red, next with alloy wheels, next with steel wheels, next with top of the range audio system, next with white paint, next with basic spec. All at the same time. Incredible to see the Just in Time system at work.

The Just In Time mantra has been seriously challenged in recent years. Like most things there are pros and cons. (Unfortunately when someone has a "good idea" that clearly shows some benefits in one area we tend to then start trying to apply it everywhere.)

For Tesla they realised that it would be cheaper to manufacture all their cars with most of the "options" included so greatly simplifying their production line and supplier chains. The remaining variations tend to be just the body colours (limited selection) and two choices for seat colour. This means that they can churn out the vehicles without interruption and do the customer matching process whilst being shipped. Aside from the tech in the cars themselves there are Tesla innovations in manufacturing, lack of dealerships and purchase process. There is some inevitable reduction in customer choice but it does mean that rather than waiting for 6 months people can get a new Y or 3 within a few weeks in most cases. Of course other manufacturers tend to use the options opportunities to inflate the final purchase price, so you can pay heavily for that extended choice ... as I say, pros and cons.

 

[WannabeOwner]

Now where did I put that link for A Better Route Planner

 

[WannabeOwner]

@ACarneiro for your further amusement I added 50kW chargers, in a desperate attempt ... nope, that won't do it either

This doesn't look much better!!

 

[12Pack]

The Just In Time mantra has been seriously challenged in recent years. Like most things there are pros and cons. (Unfortunately when someone has a "good idea" that clearly shows some benefits in one area we tend to then start trying to apply it everywhere.)

For Tesla they realised that it would be cheaper to manufacture all their cars with most of the "options" included so greatly simplifying their production line and supplier chains. The remaining variations tend to be just the body colours (limited selection) and two choices for seat colour. This means that they can churn out the vehicles without interruption and do the customer matching process whilst being shipped. Aside from the tech in the cars themselves there are Tesla innovations in manufacturing, lack of dealerships and purchase process. There is some inevitable reduction in customer choice but it does mean that rather than waiting for 6 months people can get a new Y or 3 within a few weeks in most cases. Of course other manufacturers tend to use the options opportunities to inflate the final purchase price, so you can pay heavily for that extended choice ... as I say, pros and cons.

Yes JIT with multiple options is a ‘90s thing. Even back then Honda started to limit options. Can’t really meet current productivity standards on a repetitive manufacturing line with continuously changing options.