Highest production VIN in the wild

[Yuri_G]

I believe you have misconstrued what I was getting at.

I don't believe that production is anywhere near 1000 units a week.

Suddenly we see a VIN over 6000, so an uninformed observer could come to a conclusion that they are, in fact, pumping out 1000 units a week right now.

If you check the order-delivery subforum it's obvious that the number of people able to configure has ramped up substantially. VIN assignment seems to be following pretty closely. Only time will tell, but all signs point to a steady ramp.

 

[Garlan Garner]

If you check the order-delivery subforum it's obvious that the number of people able to configure has ramped up substantially. VIN assignment seems to be following pretty closely. Only time will tell, but all signs point to a steady ramp.

Can you please send me a link to that thread where they are posting VIN numbers? I'm trying to find something official that is pointing to an S curve ramp.

This is the thread that I've been watching ...... Pictures of production Model 3s. They are posting 3K VINs for store displays as of Friday.

 

[Snerruc]

Don’t know about vins, but configuring has opened for April 11 reservations. That would imply a lot of cars are being pushed out the door.

 

[nutts1]

Im a current owner in NJ and ordered on April 26th. Got my invite tonight. I must have ordered a car previously built because the Vin number, 38xx, popped up immediately.

Apparently, my configuration did match a previously produced vehicle. I just got a call from the Tesla Delivery Specialist in Nevada to tell me the car is already in NJ and I can pick it up next Friday. I guess I'm just lucky.

 

[Ulmo]

Also:
Model 3 Reservations FAQ


But we have been hearing many stories of people with one previous Tesla getting invited to order 2 model 3's already.

How many of them also have Tesla solar and/or Tesla PowerWalls, too? I know for sure one of them bought multiple Tesla products new.

 

[brian98]

Garlan,
try to put your excitement re poor production behind you and look at this spreadsheet etc.
Data from the Model 3 invites spreadsheet

 

[Garlan Garner]

Garlan,
try to put your excitement re poor production behind you and look at this spreadsheet etc.
Data from the Model 3 invites spreadsheet

Stop making this about me. Lets discuss Tesla if you disagree.

I watch things like this:

Tesla advocate fighting cancer greeted by Elon, Franz, in special tour of Fremont factory

 

[suwaneedad]

Apparently, my configuration did match a previously produced vehicle. I just got a call from the Tesla Delivery Specialist in Nevada to tell me the car is already in NJ and I can pick it up next Friday. I guess I'm just lucky.

This is consistent with what I observed in Atlanta last weekend: 44 cars at the local delivery center, with merely six having already been delivered. Got a strong sense that while most are spoken for, some are not. If someone nearby happens to configure one that's in Atlanta and not already tagged to a customer, going to get near-instant delivery particularly if the deal doesn't involve a trade or financing.

 

[smak]

Out of order? If that order included VINS such as 8K.....9K....10K......then ok, but we are still seeing 3's and 4's and its almost February.

For multiple days you were saying why aren't we seeing 6000's. We've seen a 58xx, a 59xx and a 63xx in the last 2 days.

They are right where you already said they should be, and you're still complaining about where they are.

We've already explained why they also are delivering cars in the 4k's, this is how it's worked the whole time...

 

[Garlan Garner]

For multiple days you were saying why aren't we seeing 6000's. We've seen a 58xx, a 59xx and a 63xx in the last 2 days.

They are right where you already said they should be, and you're still complaining about where they are.

We've already explained why they also are delivering cars in the 4k's, this is how it's worked the whole time...

Not true.... Everyone keeps saying....:"it could be that"....."maybe they"....."its possible that"...... Those are all possibilities. Where are the facts? Tell us for a FACT why production is where it is today.


If everyone is satisfied with the VINs in this thread......ok.....enjoy.

 

[smak]

Not true.... Everyone keeps saying....:"it could be that"....."maybe they"....."its possible that"...... Those are all possibilities. Where are the facts? Tell us for a FACT why production is where it is today.


If everyone is satisfied with the VINs in this thread......ok.....enjoy.

They're exactly at a VIN level where you said they should be, so why aren't you satisfied?What has changed?

 

[omgwtfbyobbq]

Not true.... Everyone keeps saying....:"it could be that"....."maybe they"....."its possible that"...... Those are all possibilities. Where are the facts? Tell us for a FACT why production is where it is today.


If everyone is satisfied with the VINs in this thread......ok.....enjoy.

The fact is we, including you, don't know where production is one way or another. We'll know several months after the fact, but until then everything everyone does here is speculative.

At the same time, I wouldn't complain about other people using VINs to estimate production if you used VINs to estimate production earlier. If lower VINs are fine to use as evidence of slower production rates, higher VINs should be fine to use as evidence of higher production rates.

 

[dennis]

Not true.... Everyone keeps saying....:"it could be that"....."maybe they"....."its possible that"...... Those are all possibilities. Where are the facts? Tell us for a FACT why production is where it is today.

If everyone is satisfied with the VINs in this thread......ok.....enjoy.

So try this on for size. All Model 3's are being produced for inventory, not built to order. Now that deliveries are taking place nationwide, as cars are produced they are sent to the various geographies, rather than being stockpiled in Fremont. As invites go out and cars are configured, the Tesla employees at the Las Vegas call center match the configured cars to the inventory that is either at or in transit to the local area of the person who configured.

This is the most efficient way to deliver when there are a limited number of configurations, and it is allowing Tesla to scale deliveries without having to stockpile large inventories at one location, or wait until a car has been configured to produce or ship it. This scenario also fits the anecdotes we have heard about wide VIN ranges being delivered and varying times between configuration, VIN assignment and delivery.

 

[oritomov]

... Ronald Reagan once said, "Trust, but verify." ...

Better don't. It comes from Lenin.

 

[KaJu74]

#Tesla registered 1,672 new #Model3 VINs. Highest VIN is 10060.
Recalls

 

[Garlan Garner]

#Tesla registered 1,672 new #Model3 VINs. Highest VIN is 10060.
Recalls

Perfect thanks

 

[bambam4171]

So you don't trust VINs reported here but you like hearing about new VIN registrations? Where is the logic in that?

 

[Garlan Garner]

So you don't trust VINs reported here but you like hearing about new VIN registrations? Where is the logic in that?

Enjoy and have fun.

 

[X Fan]

So try this on for size. All Model 3's are being produced for inventory, not built to order. Now that deliveries are taking place nationwide, as cars are produced they are sent to the various geographies, rather than being stockpiled in Fremont. As invites go out and cars are configured, the Tesla employees at the Las Vegas call center match the configured cars to the inventory that is either at or in transit to the local area of the person who configured.

This is the most efficient way to deliver when there are a limited number of configurations, and it is allowing Tesla to scale deliveries without having to stockpile large inventories at one location, or wait until a car has been configured to produce or ship it. This scenario also fits the anecdotes we have heard about wide VIN ranges being delivered and varying times between configuration, VIN assignment and delivery.

Very logical...essentially no different than what a mainstream auto mfg. does in populating vehicles at dealerships. In Tesla's case, by a Store/Service center.

 

[EinSV]

Another 63xx VIN reported here: No recent VIN assignments?

Sorry to derail the thread with an on-topic post.