我很失望地发现现在有很多承包商公司与特斯拉纠缠在一起。通常情况下，它就像一个俄罗斯套娃，承包商，下属的分包商，再下属的分包商，知道你终于发现某个人做着实际的工作。这意味着在整个渠道中有着太多浑水摸鱼获取利益却又不干实事的人。此外，很多合同都是开放式的时间和材料，而不是定好的价格和周期，这为他们提供了磨洋工的动机，将一些很小的问题，一些小山包最终集聚成了一座高山，因为他们不想结束这一趟金钱的列车。

承包商的表现非常广泛，从非常优异到比一只喝醉的树懒还要差，所有的承包商都应该将接下来的这一周作为表现自己的优秀的最后一个机会。所有无法达到特斯拉标准的公司将会在周一被终结合同。

顺便说说，这里有一些关于生产力的建议：

过多的会议是大公司的灾难，并且会随着时间的推移变得越来越糟，请从所有的大型会议中脱身，除非你认为这些会议对所有的听众都有价值，在这种情况下请把会议时间尽量压缩。

同时离开频繁的会议，除非你正在处理非常紧急的事务。一旦事情得到解决，会议频率应该立马降低。

如果你没有在创造价值，请立刻离开会议或者放下电话。离开并没有不礼貌，不礼貌的是你让其他人留在那里并且浪费他们的时间。

不要在特斯拉的物品、软件及流程上使用首字母缩略词或没有意义的词。通常情况下，所有需要进一步解释的东西都阻碍了交流。我们不希望人们为了在特斯拉工作而不得不背诵词汇表。

沟通应该通过最短的途径来进行，而不是所谓的 “指挥链”。所有尝试通过 “指挥链” 来交流的管理者都会很快地发现他们会在别的地方工作。

问题的主要来源是部门间沟通不畅。解决这个问题的方法是允许所有级别之间的信息自由流动。如果为了在部门之间完成一些事情，一个人先告诉他的经理，再传给下一个经理，再传给下一个副总裁，再传给另一位副总裁，这样具体执行时就会发生超级愚蠢的事情。人们有权直接谈话并且恰当地做出正确的事情。

总是选择常识作为你的引导。死命遵守 “公司规则” 而不变通在某种特定情况下显然是荒谬的。

如果您认为应该做某些事情能让特斯拉变得更好，或者能让你更乐意去工作，请直接给我发邮件：[email protected]

感谢这支伟大团队的每一个人。

你们老板：伊隆·马斯克

Elon Musk

Everybody

First, congratulations are in order! We have now completed our third full week of producing over 2000 Model 3 vehicles. The first week was 2020, the second was 2070 and we just completed 2250 last week, along with 2000 Model S/X vehicles.

This is more than double Tesla’s weekly production rate last year and an amazing feat in the face of many challenges! It is extremely rare for an automotive company to grow the production rate by over 100% from one year to the next. Moreover, there has simultaneously been a significant improvement in quality and build accuracy, which is reflected in positive owner feedback.

Starting today at Giga and tomorrow at Fremont, we will be stopping for three to five days to do a comprehensive set of upgrades. This should set us up for Model 3 production of 3000 to 4000 per week next month.

Another set of upgrades starting in late May should be enough to unlock production capacity of 6000 Model 3 vehicles per week by the end of June. Please note that all areas of Tesla and our suppliers will be required to demonstrate a Model 3 capacity of ~6000/week by building 850 sets of car parts in 24 hours no later than June 30th.

Any Tesla department or supplier that is unable to do this will need to have a very good explanation why not, along with a plan for fixing the problem and present that to me directly. If anyone needs help achieving this, please let me know as soon as possible. We are going to find a way or make a way to get there.

The reason that the burst-build target rate is 6000 and not 5000 per week in June is that we cannot have a number with no margin for error across thousands of internally and externally produced parts and processes, amplified by a complex global logistics chain. Actual production will move as fast as the least lucky and least well-executed part of the entire Tesla production/supply chain system.

By having a Model 3 subsystem burst-build requirement of 6k by the end of June, we will lay the groundwork for achieving a steady 6k/week across the whole Model 3 system a few months later.

As part of the drive towards 6k, all Model 3 production at Fremont will move to 24/7operations. This means that we will be adding another shift to general assembly, body and paint. Please refer anyone you know who you think meets the Tesla bar for talent, drive and trust. Between Fremont and Giga, Tesla will be adding about 400 people per week for several weeks.

Most of the design tolerances of the Model 3 are already better than any other car in the world. Soon, they will all be better. This is not enough. We will keep going until the Model 3 build precision is a factor of ten better than any other car in the world. I am not kidding.

Our car needs to be designed and built with such accuracy and precision that, if an owner measures dimensions, panel gaps and flushness, and their measurements don’t match the Model 3 specs, it just means that their measuring tape is wrong.

Some parts suppliers will be unwilling or unable to achieve this level of precision. I understand that this will be considered an unreasonable request by some. That’s ok, there are lots of other car companies with much lower standards. They just can’t work with Tesla.