China News Service, December 30th (Zhou Zhuoao) In response to recent Internet questions about Tesla's use of substandard parts and lower quality standards for production, Tesla responded to Chinanews reporters on the 30th: Tesla Shanghai The super factory strictly follows the requirements of relevant laws and regulations for manufacturing and consistency management, and there is no such thing as the so-called "lowering quality for output".
Tesla said that the Tesla Shanghai Super Factory attaches great importance to product quality and safety, and at the beginning of the design, it will be constructed in accordance with Tesla's most advanced factory in the world.
The Tesla Shanghai Super Factory and its products have passed the review of the "Management Measures for Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Product Access" and "New Energy Vehicle Manufacturers and Product Access Management Regulations", and comply with the "Compulsory Product Certification Implementation Rules" Certification requirements.
The relevant person in charge of Tesla said that under the highly automated and electronic management of the factory, the MOS system can be used to accurately trace the manufacturer, part number and batch information of the parts through the vehicle VIN code.
The key process parameters and quality control results in the production process can be queried in the MOS system, and the traceability requirements of the entire product life cycle are supported. The data is stored for more than 10 years, "including the angle at which each worker screwed the screw, and the specific circle The number and strength are recorded."
At the same time, the vehicles produced by Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory are also exported to Europe. The vehicles sold in China come from the same production line and are produced with the same parts, the same suppliers, and the same workers according to the same standards.
Tesla said that in the four major processes of vehicle production, the factory uses 100% automated and fully enclosed presses in the stamping shop; the spraying automation rate in the paint shop is 100%, and only some manual inspection and surface treatment positions are set; The workshop automation rate exceeds 90%, of which the welding, riveting, and stud welding process automation rate is 100%. The production line workers only undertake a small amount of simple assembly, loading and unloading, and quality inspection.
According to the person in charge of Tesla, all Tesla employees can participate in the company's global unified stock plan and hold shares, and participate in the company's annual stock distribution plan in accordance with global unified regulations.
In addition, every employee of the Shanghai factory enjoys complete benefits in terms of "medicine, food, housing, and transportation".
All managements did not enjoy extra benefits, no special car equipment, no dedicated independent office, the same meal standards as employees, and the same insurance standards as most factory employees.
"This year, Tesla's sales in China exceeded 120,000. At present, Tesla has not seen a large-scale car owners' rights protection phenomenon." Auto analyst Fei Zheyi said in an interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com. Questions generally require specific quality data, such as national inspection quality reports, car owners’ complaint data, etc. Based on existing materials, it is not possible to conclude that Tesla has quality problems.
Earlier, the technology blog Pinwan released the article "Tesla China's Chaos Revealed Season 3", which caused a heated discussion on the Internet. Tesla reported.
At that time, the person in charge of Tesla responded to this, saying that there are many logic problems in the above article. For example, the ModelS series are imported, and the article said that it was produced by the Shanghai factory.
"Obviously it has not been carefully considered and does not conform to the facts."
Regarding the Pinwan report, Tao Lin, vice president of Tesla Inc., posted on Weibo that he was ready to sue Pinwan.
Since then, Pinwan officials also issued a response to "Tesla is preparing to sue Pinwan": the report was flawed in details, and the article was immediately revised within an hour after the article was issued.
In addition, Pinwan said: "Based on the more information we have and the very strict cross-validation and screening of information, we should be able to write two more articles like "Tesla China's Chaos Revealed Season 3". Article."
A reporter from Chinanews.com learned from Tesla that Tesla has sued Pinwan.
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