Elon Musk has engaged in Twitter spats with a long line of folks, from rival automakers to short sellers and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He’s at it again, this time with a crucial supplier: Panasonic Corp.
globally in the first quarter, compared with almost 91,000 in the previous three months, and its stock is down almost 18% this year. Panasonic’s apparent reluctance to boost battery production only adds to the skepticism — and it may portend greater troubles.
But two weeks ago, Osaka-based Panasonic shocked the investment community when the Nikkei newspaper reported that Tesla and Panasonic were freezing plans to expand capacity beyond the initial 35 GWh amid concerns about Tesla’s sales. Panasonic did not directly respond to that assertion. But it said in a statement this week that as of the end of March the plant does have capacity for 35 GWh. Both companies are in agreement that the Gigafactory is far from running at full production. What’s less clear is why and how they will proceed in the future.
“Tesla is starting to flirt with other battery makers in China, and Panasonic doesn’t like that,” said Sam Jaffe, managing director of battery consulting firm Cairn Energy Research Advisors.
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