I just received an update from my DS here in Atlanta regarding our 49xx vin. He had contacted me 12 days ago to say we entered production. After reaching out today and asking if production had completed, he was able to confirm my X was still in production but in the latter stages from what he could tell (whatever that means). 12 days ago he had said he was confident in a early to mid May delivery and I had told him we had a trip coming up on May 30th that we would love using the X for.
When I pressed him about is this common for production to be in progress for nearly two weeks and how long does it take to ship from Fremont to ATL here is what he said.
Hi P.J.,
I would say that is very normal. We don’t yet have enough information to work from to establish better trends for Model X but we’re definitely moving faster and faster each day. For Model S we have a lot historical evidence to work from to produce fairly accurate estimates but even then building S is a constantly changing, very organic venture. Our variables are always in flux.
Cross-country transit times vary depending on methodology. Generally, one to three weeks. We’re just awaiting our Production team to handoff to our Logistics team but, as we stand right now, I don’t see any reason that we can’t look forward to scheduling your Model X Delivery in later May in time for your trip. We’ll keep a close eye on our progress, everyone involved is aware of our goal!
I assure you, we are as excited as you are! Please let me know if you need anything!
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I'm assuming/hoping that the extra layer of QC that Elon was talking about is what is causing the production process to be slowing back down. If that is the case and my car spends 2-3 weeks "being produced" to a higher quality, I'll take it!