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Highlights:

$143M GAAP Net Income (vs $74M loss expected)

Trial production started at Shanghai Gigafactory

Model Y production moved forward to Summer 2020

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Oh crap. Got my Y reservation with the assumption it would be late and I’d have plenty of time to save!

Is Model Y replacing Model X?

No, Model X will remain as the larger and more expensive SUV. Model Y will be smaller, less expensive and compete in the "luxury crossover" segment (Mercedes GLA, BMW X3 etc)

Ah, I see. The crossover market is huge in Asia so that should go well for them...

It's huge everywhere; a relatively smooth roll-out of the Y would be enormous for Tesla.

No, but generally speaking the Model Y is to the Model X what the Model 3 is to the Model S.

To be more specific: the X is build on the S platform; the Y is built on the 3 platform.

No, model Y is built on the same frame as model x. It'll be a suv.

Sorry. meant model 3.

*Same frame as model 3

Modern cars don’t have frames. They are unibody.

This is incorrect. It's a crossover built on the Model 3 platform. It's basically a Model 3 but slightly taller and with a hatchback.

What's even the point of talking about timelines? Tesla's history of achieving them is horrible.

Noisy information still contains information.

Consistently biased information is even better... it contains exactly the same data as unbiased information.

>Noisy information still contains information.

I mostly mean: why are people saying "He bumped up the Model Y launch a couple months" when both deadlines were sort of irrelevant. They are years behind on others.

Model 3 ramp was basically exactly as predicted, delta maybe 6 months.

If you compare to the Model X ramp, which was delayed by what, 2+ years, they have gotten much better at predictable ramps.

Are we talking about official statements or random posts by Elon in Twitter?

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