After an unverified Twitter account called out Tesla for the increasing prices of their cars while taking away some features, CEO Elon Musk blamed supply chain pressures across the auto industry, particularly for raw materials
The tweet read “I really don’t like the direction @tesla is going raising prices of vehicles but removing features like lumbar for the Model Y..” to which the billionaire replied “Prices increasing due to major supply chain price pressure industry-wide. Raw materials especially,”
During an earnings conference call in April, Musk said Tesla had experienced “some of the most difficult supply chain challenges,” citing a chip shortage. Later on in May,Tesla increased its Model 3 and Model Y prices, the automaker’s fifth incremental price increase for its vehicles in just a few months.
In response to the removal of lumbar support on the passenger side in the Model Y, Musk said, “Moving lumbar was removed only in front passenger seat of 3/Y. He said that Logs showed almost no usage making it wiser to have it removed and save cost of production.
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