Tesla is finally addressing the production delays, which is believed to be the company's single biggest problem for years. Although CEO Elon Musk is a known visionary in terms of automotive space, his inability to meet the production end appears to be a disadvantage. However, latest reports suggest that the Tesla head is aimed at changing that perception by acquiring a German automated manufacturing firm.
According to reports, Tesla is buying Grohman Engineering, a world-renowned company in Prium, Germany that is expected to become Tesla Grohmann Automation. The engineering firm is said to be a key supplier in the automotive business that develops and manufactures things such as electric power trains for Mercedes.
Grohmann Engineering also confirms honoring prior contracts while developing systems that scale and automate the Tesla vehicle production. As previously reported, Musk welcomes the need to boost automation in order to reach the company's production goals, and acquiring the engineering firm is expected to play an important role.
That being said, Tesla is now planning to build a second Gigafactory in Europe to create batteries and vehicles. The company is also reported to generate solar cells with Panasonic at a plant located in Buffalo, New York, which was initially planned for SolarCity's use. But based on reports, Tesla will only push through after the merge between both companies has been approved, Finance reported.
Tesla Model S has been confirmed to have increased its base price to $2,000 beginning Nov. 22. The cheapest model used to get a $2,000 bonus to go with the new car. This means that buyers could have the car for a price tag of $66,000, but for a limited time only.
Meantime, price increases are not new for the company as the car manufacturer has increased the cost of some features, while either removing as well the cheapest vehicles in its lineup or raised their cost. Also, the free Supercharging plan for the new Model S and X will only be available until the new year, Autoblog reported. Watch Tesla snaps up German firm Grohmann to further roboticize car production
