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Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by Someone1234 on Sunday July 01, 2018 @02:47PM (#17436905)
> the 5000 deadline was arbitrary anyway.

Wasn't it in multiple letters to shareholders? It is literally an update to debtors on the company's position, far from arbitrary.

Were Tesla required to give an estimate? Nope. But doing so may be used to attract further investment into the company, so it is far from innocent.

Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by dragonwriter on Monday July 02, 2018 @12:38AM (#17439375)
> Wasn't it in multiple letters to shareholders? It is literally an update to debtors on the company's position, far from arbitrary.

Debtors are people who owe you money. The word you are probably looking for is “creditors”, who are people you owe money (e.g., corporate bondholders.)

But, while it's closer, stockholders aren't those, either.

Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by Robotbeat on Sunday July 01, 2018 @05:07PM (#17437591)
Shareholders aren't debtors. It's still arbitrary, a goal they set for themselves.
Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by Someone1234 on Sunday July 01, 2018 @06:29PM (#17438032)
SEC likely wouldn't agree, and haven't agreed historically.
Re:Tesla meets self-imposed deadline for Model 3, rolls out ... by Kranar on Sunday July 01, 2018 @09:55PM (#17438839)
What are you claiming the SEC would disagree with? The claim is that Tesla set a goal of 5000 vehicles per week.

There are two things you could disagree with but you don't specify which. You can disagree that Tesla set this goal for itself, or you can disagree that the number 5000 is arbitrary.

To disagree with the first part, you'd need to show that the 5000 figure came from an external party, do you have such a source for this?

To disagree with the second part, you'd need to show that there is something significant about the number 5000. Is your claim that there is some significance to the number 5000?

If you can't substantiate the claim that some external party gave Tesla the goal to make 5000 vehicles per week, and you can't substantiate the claim that the number 5000 has some fundamental significance when it comes to car manufacturing, then you have no grounds to refute the statement that Tesla set this arbitrary goal of 5000 for itself.