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Re:Internal documents reveal the grueling way Tesla hit its ... by kingbirdy on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @01:43PM (#17811936)
Per [0] it seems like line workers make ~$20/hr, so that's over $50,000 per week to fix the cars, not including the cost of parts or associated delays. It's only about $12 per car, but for Tesla I imagine every dollar counts.

[0]: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Tesla/salaries?location=US%2FCA%2...

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Re:Internal documents reveal the grueling way Tesla hit its ... by xkjkls on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @04:07PM (#17813248)
That's assuming the cost of labor is the only operating factor here. There are assumedly parts, factory operation, other opportunity costs at play here.

Also, since Tesla has all of these cars under warranty themselves, if they do have issues after delivery, which quality control problems like this usually indicate it can really blow through their margins quickly.

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