mars_or_bust
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That doesn't align with the explanation given by Elon. Not at all. He clearly said that due to shortages they would be able to make the same number of vehicles whether they had the cheaper car or not.
In what world does it make sense to trade more profitable, more expensive products 1:1 for cheaper products with less profit?
The shortages in fact probably makes the, for Germany very shameful, Berlin delay less problematic than it is. Even if Berlin opened more than 6 months ago as initially planned, it would take a significantly longer time to reach capacity than envisaged, due to the lack of chips.
Otherwise I suspect Elon would have put a lot more public pressure on Germany to stop their corrupt delaying tactics.
One consequence could in fact be the rumored plant in Slovakia, as a hedge against future delays to the planned Berlin expansions - I still expect Berlin to open this quarter.