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0 pointsaddicted1y ago0 comments

The idea that outsourcing production had anything to their downfall seems far-fetched.

The richest hardware company in the world, Apple, completely outsourced production.

Maybe things are different with cars but that seems unlikely to me.

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>The idea that outsourcing production had anything to their downfall seems far-fetched

Then why do people keep bringing it up all the time in Fisker's context? It's as if people have an unfounded FUD about outsourcing despite it being done exemplary in automotive for decades without most people knowing about it, and they falsely assume having your own factory means better quality when Tesla proves otherwise.

constantcrying1y ago

>Then why do people keep bringing it up all the time in Fisker's context?

I brought it up, because it is important to the Fisker story.

I think you got me completely the wrong way. Everything Fisker outsourced was good, they bought a reasonable car platform from a competent company. Most of the good things people had to say about the Ocean is the work of Magna Steyr. Most of the bad things they had to say about it was presumably the work of Fisker.

Outsourcing was definitely the best decision on their part, the problem was the rest of the car.

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