Resumed US Production Target, Q2 & Full-Year Outlook (04.08.20)
Tesla Daily: Tesla News & Analysis
Rob Maurer
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🗓️ 9 April 2020
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
➤ Tesla announces a targeted date to resume production in the United States alongside temporary pay reductions and furloughs
➤ Can TSLA still hit their annual guidance for vehicles deliveries?
➤ Forecast for Q2 and annual vehicle delivery and production numbers
➤ Was TSLA stock reaction justified?
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody Rob Maower here and today we were talking about a leaked Tesla email that |
| 0:11.4 | Electric posted late last night discussing when Tesla will be |
| 0:14.9 | restarting production and that date appears to be targeted for May 4th. |
| 0:19.4 | So we'll go through all the details here in a second but right now as I'm recording Tesla stock is trailing |
| 0:23.5 | the overall market performance a little bit still up for the day about a tenth |
| 0:26.6 | of a percent but the Nasdaq is up about 2.5 percent currently so taking a |
| 0:31.3 | look at this leaked email this time Electric did share the entirety of the email, which is always nice to have for full context. |
| 0:37.0 | This email is reportedly from Tesla's head of HR to all employees. It reads, |
| 0:41.0 | quote, hi everyone, thank you for your continued commitment to Tesla and our mission |
| 0:44.9 | during this unprecedented time. |
| 0:46.8 | We know that the uncertainty has not been easy, and we are doing everything we can to keep you |
| 0:50.3 | safe and informed, while also navigating the changes around the world. |
| 0:54.4 | While we are continuing to keep only minimum critical operations running, we expect to resume |
| 0:58.6 | normal production at our U.S. facilities on May 4th, barring any significant changes. |
| 1:04.4 | Until that time, it is important we take action to ensure we remain on track to achieve |
| 1:08.1 | our long-term plans. |
| 1:09.9 | Starting Monday, April 13th, we are implementing the Below actions as part of a broader effort to manage |
| 1:15.1 | costs. |
| 1:16.1 | This is a shared sacrifice across the company that will allow us to progress during these challenging |
| 1:20.3 | times. |
| 1:21.3 | End quote. |
| 1:22.3 | Those actions, as mentioned, are all temporary pay reductions or temporary furloughing, which is temporary |
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