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Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by danhak on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:18PM (#21339116)
Highlights:

$143M GAAP Net Income (vs $74M loss expected)

Trial production started at Shanghai Gigafactory

Model Y production moved forward to Summer 2020

Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by davedx on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:53PM (#21339442)
Oh crap. Got my Y reservation with the assumption it would be late and I’d have plenty of time to save!
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by dmix on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:37PM (#21339273)
Is Model Y replacing Model X?
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by danhak on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:39PM (#21339301)
No, Model X will remain as the larger and more expensive SUV. Model Y will be smaller, less expensive and compete in the "luxury crossover" segment (Mercedes GLA, BMW X3 etc)
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by dmix on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @06:38PM (#21339815)
Ah, I see. The crossover market is huge in Asia so that should go well for them...
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by Obi_Juan_Kenobi on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @08:03PM (#21340332)
It's huge everywhere; a relatively smooth roll-out of the Y would be enormous for Tesla.
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by slg on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:42PM (#21339335)
No, but generally speaking the Model Y is to the Model X what the Model 3 is to the Model S.
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by brianpan on Thursday October 24, 2019 @12:29PM (#21346201)
To be more specific: the X is build on the S platform; the Y is built on the 3 platform.
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by soperj on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @05:42PM (#21339340)
No, model Y is built on the same frame as model x. It'll be a suv.

Sorry. meant model 3.

Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by Sohcahtoa82 on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @06:18PM (#21339660)
This is incorrect. It's a crossover built on the Model 3 platform. It's basically a Model 3 but slightly taller and with a hatchback.
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by sedgjh23 on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @06:06PM (#21339560)
*Same frame as model 3
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by woofyman on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @06:19PM (#21339668)
Modern cars don’t have frames. They are unibody.
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by navigatesol on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @06:48PM (#21339879)
What's even the point of talking about timelines? Tesla's history of achieving them is horrible.
Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by erikpukinskis on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @07:20PM (#21340096)
Noisy information still contains information.

Consistently biased information is even better... it contains exactly the same data as unbiased information.

Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by navigatesol on Thursday October 24, 2019 @08:12AM (#21343806)
>Noisy information still contains information.

I mostly mean: why are people saying "He bumped up the Model Y launch a couple months" when both deadlines were sort of irrelevant. They are years behind on others.

Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by erikpukinskis on Thursday October 24, 2019 @02:27PM (#21347624)
Model 3 ramp was basically exactly as predicted, delta maybe 6 months.

If you compare to the Model X ramp, which was delayed by what, 2+ years, they have gotten much better at predictable ramps.

Re:Tesla Q3 Financial Results by ultraism on Thursday October 24, 2019 @02:12PM (#21347416)
Are we talking about official statements or random posts by Elon in Twitter?