Musk screams and extended days for model 3 on time

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) –

In a tense moment, Tesla CEO Elon Musk shouted at his engineers on the assembly line in Fremont, California. The company withdrew workers from other departments to continue producing model 3 electric sedans, affecting other models. And the weekend shifts were mandatory

Tesla set aside all the obstacles in the last week of June to reach its goal of producing 5,000 model 3 units in a week, according to employees

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On Monday, the company's shares fell 2.3% on the New York Stock Exchange. This Tuesday, they dive 5.38% to $ 317.05, according to CNNMoney data.

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Before reaching the production stage on Sunday morning, Musk has increased pressure on the Model 3 line , shouting at his engineers when the process slowed down or stopped due to problems with the robots, said a worker.

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Tesla builds a new line in just two weeks, in a large tent installed on the outside from the main factory, an unprecedented decision in an industry that usually You need years to plan your assembly lines.As he said, this area manufactured 20% of the model 3 assembled last week

They were removing people from our line all day to cover their needs (for model 3), so that the line keeps moving, "said a Model S worker on Sunday, while Focus is on model 3, line S is behind in about 800 cars, he added.

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" We were told to get ready to work up to 12 hours from tomorrow, "said Model S employee on Monday." This will last 12 hours from now and I have the impression that it's going to be six "

To reach this figure, Tesla is ready to "spend money," an employee commented, pointing to the new line of battery assembly sent from Europe into cargo planes in May.

] Tesla said Monday some of the production of the Model 3 will stop for the July 4th holiday, although work resumes on Thursday. The firm plans to assemble 6,000 Model 3 a week by August

"It (Musk) will end up with a lot of people, because they'll start suffering left and right "Because of the speed of the assembly line," he says. worker "People have a limit on how fast they can move."