maximizese
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I think you're conflating build quality with design. Build quality combines the fit for purpose with being free of defects; the latter of which is quite a known issue amongst Tesla who continues to operate more like a startup than a matured business and is constantly pressured to churn out production to meet reservations, press deadlines, and analyst sales projections. Remember that just about new released model was in "production hell," resulting in some of the production to be moved under canopies in the parking lots, and how many vehicles were rejected upon delivery (to be passed to someone of a less discriminatory taste). There have been anecdotal steering wheels that have fallen off, cars with missing brake pads, glass panels flying off, etc. Then you have the more common issues such as panel gaps, misalignments, missing fasteners, uneven weatherstripping, paint issues, and vehicles with compromised chipsets (not uncommon amongst all manufacturers during the supply-chain challenge in the pandemic).All I can say to the build quality urban legend is that Tesla's are among if not the safest vehicles ever constructed. Apparently they're putting the money where it matters. Remember All that glitters is not Gold.
As for Hyundai/Kia, they've made leaps and bounds of progress over the years and that huge injection from the IMF in the 90s. Korean products of pre-2000 are a joke compared to what they're producing now.