We’re seeing another sticky situation develop, after Tesla recalled 46,096 Cybertrucks to stop them from falling apart because the stainless steel panels are held on with the wrong glue. This time, it’s the Cybertruck’s off-road light bar that’s flinging itself off at highway speeds. Incredibly, the light bar is also glued in place.
I think the overall margins on Teslas, prior to this monstrosity, was something like 20%. Most ICE cars, on the other hand, have profit margins in the low to mid single digits. They could certainly lose out on a tiny bit of profit to switch from glue to fasteners…