Hi tech hardware is so intricate that the slightest anomaly can stall the entire process. Tesla's Model 3 has over 10,000 bits comprising it's whole hardware body . Made of steel unlike its predecessors Model X & S bred from aluminum. There are scenarios in the QA of manufacturing that just can't be accounted for and dealt with until they happen - as they happen.

Marry all that to industry norms. Most automobile makers carry large amounts of unsold inventory through an underestimating overproduction formulae. Tesla, in its birther Model 3 stage of mastering manufacturing its electric car product line in large order, won't seem to be impacted by end of year unsolds. Does not excuse the wait time for those who have made deposits based on early production cycle timeline estimates.At the end of the day Tesla will do what's right by these investors who feel wronged by the early numbers. Only if there is justifiable proof the company knowingly intendedto meet its production goals . Given all things had been, in fact, equal