Last year Reuters reports that while Tesla has been steadily reducing its warranty costs since 2014 , it still spends twice as much as Ford and GM . all have widely disparate product lines and sell millions of vehicles a year. earlier this year Tesla spent $ 1,043 per vehicle on actual repairs and set aside $ 2,036 in warranty accruals for future repairs, while GM spent just $400 and set aside $ 332 , and Ford spent $ 429 and set aside $ 332 . Reuters reports that these high costs reflect Tesla ’s ongoing problems with quality as a relatively new and small-scale automaker. Tesla has acknowledged the problem, with General Motors , Jason Wheeler , telling analysts earlier this year that as Tesla cars become more reliable, "that reduces our warranty. That actually has a cash impact when the cars show up less at the service centres."
Last year Reuters reports that while Tesla has been steadily reducing its warranty costs since 2014 , it still spends twice as much as Ford and GM . earlier this year Tesla spent $ 1,043 per vehicle on actual repairs and set aside $ 2,036 in warranty accruals for future repairs, while GM spent just $400 and set aside $ 332 , and Ford spent $ 429 and set aside $ 332 . Reuters reports that these high costs reflect Tesla ’s ongoing problems with quality as a relatively new and small-scale automaker. Tesla has acknowledged the problem, with General Motors , Jason Wheeler , telling analysts earlier this year that as Tesla cars become more reliable, "that reduces our warranty. That actually has a cash impact when the cars show up less at the service centres."