The Model 3 was officially launched in July of 2017, but building and delivering the 400,000 pre-ordered vehicles to customers proved to be a titanic challenge for Tesla. By the end of the year, just a few thousand had left the factory.
The situation didn’t improve much in the first half of 2018, as Tesla struggled through an intense version of what Musk called “production hell.”
But by mid-2018, the situation was under control. Sort of. An innovative Model 3 automated production line wasn’t working properly, leading the carmaker to erect a temporary assembly line in its parking lot — under a tent! The $35,000 mass-market Model 3 also didn’t materialize, as Tesla concentrated on upscale trim levels, including the almost $80,000 Performance version.
As the year closed out, Model 3 production was relatively robust, and Tesla was on track to produce twice as many vehicles — 200,000 or more — as it did in 2017.
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