Tesla's Asymmetric War Against the Auto Industry
Sure Tesla is in a &#x27;war&#x27; against the existing auto-industry but I wouldn&#x27;t say it is one that they won yet. From a canceled-reservation holder, I&#x27;m not quite sure if they will.<p>They did a pseudo-release to employees only, as the article mentioned, that never even gave the final specs out to customers with existing orders. Not a single order has been delivered to a real customer nor have they even accepted orders yet. Sure reservations can continue to climb but we&#x27;re still waiting around for an actual delivered car. If you are adding more orders in a week than you expect to produce in a week at the end of next year, those reservations are pointless.<p>Reading through Tesla forums, you&#x27;ll quickly find out that Tesla has a service problem. A lack of centers, parts and awfully slow turnaround times. It doesn&#x27;t appear that they really figured this one out yet. Sure they may be doubling stores, but they will be more than doubling cars in that same period. How will they manage all their new cars, with new customers who aren&#x27;t as welcoming as the early S&#x2F;X owners?<p>I feel like I just sound like one of the doubters mentioned in the article now, just slightly longer term.  Oh well, I guess we&#x27;ll see if Tesla can actually manage it soon.