I'm worried that manufacturers see people accepting Tesla quality and follow suit.

I just read an article about Fisker following the "Apple model" where they stay lean and outsource all production. Uh, yeah that's great for a $1,000 phone but when I drop 50x that on a rolling death machine I expect quality to be controlled from end to end and kept in house.

Why? Look at how much Ford outsources.

Other car companies do outsource, but it's tricky. Toyota, for example, invests a ton in building long-term relationships with suppliers. [1] But Toyota is the exception here. The more typical oursourcing relationship is one of low bids and dangerous incentives. As Toyota shows, it's not impossible to get it right. But I think it's reasonable to be concerned.

[1] https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/ideas-insights/case-studies/to...