[theshrike79]

There's a trick in the EU.

If you buy the special red colour Y, it'll be German made. The other colours can come from China or US.

[aeyes]

I doubt that they are any better because most of the issues are caused by poor design.

[theshrike79]

They do have less panel gaps and other minor flaws, because the people putting them together in Germany actually care (and have unions and proper working hours so they're not exhausted).

[usr1106]

I am not sure how much unions are present in German Tesla factories. They are certainly very present in every other German car factory. Tesla does not accept unions. In Sweden, which is unionized to a higher degree than Germany, Tesla's service (no factory there) is in continuous labor conflict with Tesla who thinks they can act as irresponsibly as their owner.

[ivan_gammel]

IG Metall is there (at least 10% of total staff) and of course there's a workers council, where they have seats.

[dzhiurgis]

Panel gaps on most utilitarian family car mean near 0, esp. around reliability.

[manmal]

It’s a good proxy for care taken and fs given during production.

[dzhiurgis]

Plenty of cars for you then. Only pity you pay 2x price for 1/2 features. But at least it looks good!

[sshine]

What features are Teslas missing out on?

[manmal]

That’s IMO cope from Tesla fans. I’d take a KIA/Hyundai or Audi anytime over a Tesla.

[sshine]

I also believe the amount of panel gaps varies a lot per factory.

[theshrike79]

Anecdotal evidence says that there is less variance in the German made ones.

The others are a lottery. You might get a perfect one or you might get one where the doors barely close