Push for 1,000 Model 3s a day by Nov 28

From:: Elon Musk
Date:: November 15, 2018 (Bloomberg describes it as sent Thursday (Nov 15, 2018), the day Electrek reported it)
To:: All Tesla employees

Excerpt. Only this much of the email has been made public.

By the 28th, all Model 3 production subsytems need to be at 50+ UPH steady, which is what's needed for a true 1000 vehicles per day rate (taking equipment uptime into account). To be clear, this includes all lines for a particular subsystem, so, for example, general assembly UPH would include both GA3 lines plus GA4. [...] If you can't see a way to get there, please let me know as soon as possible, so that I can help solve for this outcome. This is extremely important for our prosperity.

About this email

Musk sets a deadline of November 28, 2018 for every Model 3 production subsystem to run steadily at 50+ units per hour, the rate needed for a true 1,000 cars a day (7,000 a week).

Notes

Only excerpts were published: the first passage via Electrek/BGR, the second via Bloomberg. 'subsytems' typo as quoted.

Where it came from

Leaked to press; attribution widely reported.

Tesla, company-wide memo. Tags: model-3, production, uph, targets

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