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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by navigatesol on Thursday April 25, 2019 @10:16AM (#19748351)
>The part that hasn't been decided is where US production will occur.

Point still stands: they ordered machinery when they don't even know what factory it will go in. Anyone with a modicum of sense or experience in manufacturing understands this is nonsensical.

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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by webXL on Thursday April 25, 2019 @07:36PM (#19753527)
I happen to have a modicum of sense, and realize Tesla has some serious management problems, but why is ordering machinery before having a location finalized nonsensical? It's not like this stuff is in transit or they need to buy any land.
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Re:Tesla Posts Big Quarterly Loss as Its Electric-Car Sales Lag by jsight on Friday April 26, 2019 @02:57PM (#19760747)
Exactly... it would be crazy if they were ordering them without knowing if it was in the US or China, perhaps.

But choosing between two existing US plants that are a <250 miles apart? That might be strange, but it isn't nonsensical.

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