In January 2021, since the launch of the upgraded version of Tesla's two flagship models, the Model S and Model X, only the Model S pure electric sedan has been officially delivered, although the Model S itself has also experienced delays, and there are still many details to be solved until March 2021, and finally deliveries began in July 2021, but the Model X seems to be more problematic, Tesla has not produced the Model X for about eight months. According to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's latest statement, the new Model X is extremely difficult to manufacture, and there are problems in production. He had to admit that the upgrade of the Model X was a disaster and production has not yet fully resumed.
The Tesla Model X pure electric SUV is the third model released after the Roadster and Model S, but it turns out that Tesla still has a lot of difficulties in manufacturing. Tesla has postponed more orders for the Model X, and before the release of the upgrade, Tesla already had a backlog of orders for the Model X, so the results are not optimistic now, and many owners who ordered the Model X more than a year ago are still months away from picking up, and can even be said to be far away, facing further delays. Owners who have ordered the Model X for more than a year said Tesla has updated the delivery window to the second quarter of 2022.
"We're out of control in terms of the production volume of the new Model X and we still haven't fully resumed production. It would be foolish to stop producing the old Model X when there is still a lot of demand for orders in December 2020! Musk tweeted. He added that the current bottleneck lies in the interior: "The Model X is an extremely difficult electric vehicle to build, the most complex passenger car ever built. The limiting factor is the interior. ”
Musk's talk of stopping production refers to the Model S and Model X production lines at the Fremont factory, which Tesla subsequently unveiled details of the two vehicles on a fourth-quarter 2020 earnings call, along with the design of an upgraded version of the new car. Although the initial delivery date for the new upgrade was set for February 2021, it was still impossible to pick up the car until the second quarter, and the latest pick-up time was postponed to the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, this is just the beginning of the delay, and some Model X delivery windows have even been delayed until 2023. In November 2021, Tesla officially said that the latest delivery date for the model X long-endurance version with Cyberstream rims was set for March 2023.
"The delivery date in my profile is now April 2022, which has now been delayed by more than 12 months and was originally scheduled for Delivery in April 2021. Will it be delivered at that time? Is there anyone else who has a new Model X car delivered (not a Plaid)? Netizens @BradenLambros also sent out a soul question. In fact, for the new order now, Tesla expects the Model X Plaid three-motor version to be delivered in October 2022 and the dual-motor version to be delivered in January 2023, in other words, the Model X sales quota is basically exhausted during the year.
Ultimately, Tesla may also be streamlining the Model X's production line, including popular optional configurations, simplifying the manufacturing process. Recently, Tesla only offered six model X Plaid configurations, which sources say is a move to streamline the Model X production process. Due to upholstery production constraints, Tesla is unlikely to offer a five- or seven-seat configuration again.