Replacement/repair parts

[mrjameszmijewski]

I belive with requard to teslas repairs are slow because of repair part.

If repairpal (or I) need parts will there be a ready supply that can be shipped in a resonable times?

body panels / windows / wraps / more advanced part and upgrades ....

 

[Harley Earl]

SLATE is a new OEM. They are going to operate as such in making sure customers (DIY) & the repair facilities (DIFM) that service SLATE vehicles are completely satisfied and delighted from the outset. ANTICIPATE they are NOT going to fumble new and/or replacement parts at the start. Might there be parts shortages, at times? Maybe; especially if there are any pattern failures. Do I think parts problems, IF there are any, will exceed larger OEMs, like Tesla and, even larger, Ford? Nope. An experienced parts industry opinion here...

Simplicity without many problematic ADAS and electronic gizmos will make for a more adroit SLATE OEM parts fulfillment network. So many less parts go into a SLATE, even in comparison to other EVs. Quality Engineering from OEM tenured, talented and gifted SLATE staff tends to be more robust too. Add in a less complex vehicle and you have a winning combination. All of which, generally, leads to less overall failures and less need for replacement parts.

Experience here being my early career former parent company being one of the largest aftermarket parts suppliers in the USA.

DIFM is Do it for Me.

YMMV

 

[whasupjohn]

I also want to harken back to the days when manufacturers had lots of cars built but could not deliver them due to cpu/chip issues. If Slate is as minimalist and simple as we all hope, I would think they should have some pretty deep shelves of stock.

You listening Slate? Make sure if anything goes wonky you have a plan b for all of us early adopters. Don’t worry, if the trucks are great, you’ll need the parts to build more

 

[dmon4u]

From one video by Slate, they have many suppliers for a vast array of their parts.

 

[d.h.]

I'm hoping Slate uses parts in common with other manufacturers. This is what AMC did way back when . I haven't seen anything about Slate having their own foundry, so maybe they're, going through oem supplier stocks and buying what works best. This would work for rotors , spindles calipers, small cast parts. I don't see why the rack and pinion, and half shafts couldn't be sourced already designed for an existing vehicle. This would make the parts more readily available, and hopefully cheaper . Just the thoughts of somebody who loves going to junk yards.

 

[Moe]

Here’s the likely scenario.

Slate the automaker at Warsaw may eventually need parts for roughly ~400 vehicles per day. An exact number of those parts will come off their production line no earlier than necessary directly into a truck or rail car and will be unloaded on the Warsaw production line as close as possible to the spot where they are installed on the vehicle. There will be no warehousing and little to no moving of parts at either end and every single one of those parts will be spoken for. They won’t be pulling any for repair work. That’s not under Warsaw’s umbrella.

Separately, Slate the supplier of parts and accessories will have modeled demand for those. There will be some expensive warehousing that’s balanced against the expensive cost of build to order so they also will be delivered on a predetermined but flexible schedule at a higher cost. They simply can’t afford guaranteed 100% availability at all times. It is possible that repair parts can be delayed until the next scheduled shipment. That’s called backorder and that sometimes initially comes with no Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA).

 

[KevinRS]

If many parts are off the shelf commodity parts, there will be little reason for Slate to warehouse those parts in any numbers. No need to order from Slate when the Carquest down the street has the part in stock, and has stocked it for the past 5 years.

 

[sodamo]

Hopefully such parts will be well cross referenced.maybe even same part number.
ex. I have an LS tractor that has New Holland counterpart. I can look up the LS part and buy same part, same number from New Holland dealer.

 

[Moe]

If many parts are off the shelf commodity parts, there will be little reason for Slate to warehouse those parts in any numbers. No need to order from Slate when the Carquest down the street has the part in stock, and has stocked it for the past 5 years.

I actually sent Slate an email requesting they publish a list of those parts for DIYers and independent shops.

 

[Moe]

Hopefully such parts will be well cross referenced.maybe even same part number.
ex. I have an LS tractor that has New Holland counterpart. I can look up the LS part and buy same part, same number from New Holland dealer.

I watched a video on how many different brand/model tractors are the same tractor from one manufacturer at vastly different prices. Interesting.