Analysis-Tesla’s new car-making process stokes debate among industry experts

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Tesla service centre in Singapore July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Chen Lin/

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc's new vehicle-assembly system, which created instant buzz when it was unveiled in March, ignited a debate among auto manufacturing experts on whether CEO Elon Musk's so-called unboxed process is radical, revisionist or derivative - or all of the above.

Musk believes the company needs to radically rethink conventional manufacturing methods in order to build more affordable - and profitable - electric vehicles in higher volumes.