(Reuters) – Tesla Inc is bringing most collision repairs in-house, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, saying owners of the vehicles were experiencing excessive wait times at body shops.
FILE PHOTO: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk speaks during the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, U.S., July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
โExciting to see some Tesla collision repair operations already completing within 24 hrs. Aiming for same day soon, then under an hour,โ Musk said.
Musk also tweeted: โGoal is for repaired car to be better than before accident. Should always be true if damaged/used parts are correctly replaced with newer parts.โ
Reporting by Rishika Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Cooney