The REAL reason Tesla is building their next Gigafactory in Mexico (Ep. 718)
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- Tesla announced at Tesla Investor Day that they will be building their next Gigafactory in Monterrey, Mexico. But why?
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Mexico just keeps getting wealthier and welathier by the day!!! Congrats mexico has been making enormous moves in the past 5 years
😂😂 Damn, i know damn sure you dont live in México Haha i live in México my friend and it aint pretty
@@HugoRamirez-fw5ny So I hear.......and that comes from people who live there. The vast majority of the North American population sees Mexico through the lens of Cancun and Mayan Riviera.....warm weather, vacations, parties, and drinking. Take a drive through a nice neighbourhood (or any neighbourhood for that matter) in Mexico City and check out the razor wire around people's homes. The cartels are better armed than the army there.
Joey Cardenas you are absolutely right, however you will always find crabs 🦀 like this user: Hugo Ramirez, ppl never fine with nothing not even their own countries, in fact more pissed of when they see their own country or people grow. But in the other side, me, as Mexican, I can tell you that the growth and wealth obtained in the last five years is awesome and it feels great to live in a country like Mexico 🇲🇽
@@moibe182 Apoyas a AMLO, no?
@@HugoRamirez-fw5ny change doesn’t happen overnight Mexico is slowly becoming something
Three things you didn't mention: 1) Mexico has trade agreements with many South and Central Americas countries including some that aren't as friendly with USA. 2) Close to both Pacific and Atlantic coast ports with rail. 3) the lithium ore source agreements include a mine to the west by rail... Returning empty train cars can take vehicles to the Pacific coast.
Yes lots of lithium literally next to you, easy transportation to Atlantic and Pacific ports, but I didn’t know if you build products in Mexico is easier to trade and export to the rest of America, then every capital in Latin America will be capital for Musk and Tesla,
@@alpaz7634not so sure about that, there is already a growing ev market in latin america, but it’s dominated by Chinese cars, and I doubt Elon will be able to match their prices, in countries where prices matter more than longevity, I think it’ll be hard for Tesla to enter the market now
@@da4127 you forgot that Mexico and other South American countries have rich people too? Not only that even upper middle class people can afford a Tesla 3.
Monterrey is known for building its factories very fast. The last Kia plant (which is the largest in the world) was built in 12 months.
The gigafactory is planned to be built in 9 months as it has the full support of the government
Another one that comes in to rip off Mexico's lithium and exploit there hard working people.
Cars made in Mexico, have more international countries where they can be imported free of tariffs than cars made in the USA. México has more free trade agreements than any other country in the world. There is not a market that is open for the USA, that is closed to Mexico. That is the main reason why Mexico is so competitive in the car industry.
Monterrey is Mexico's high tech manufacturing center, it's like a giant business park with mines, refineries, and mills, a great place to build and sell Tesla Robots.
Thinking 10 yrs ahead - 🤯
Not to mention, the vast amount of lithium reserves in northern Mexico (Sonora)
@@robertgarcia3895 that’s the real reason they are going there. The reasons for explained in this video are lies.
They have water issues
@@saguirre760 not to mention the *extremely* cheap labor, instead of paying a US Engineer *$30k/month*, they can pay the Mexican Engineer *$30k/year*
Yesterday TSLA announced 8 more factories needed to achieve 20M vehicles/yr. Current 4 factories seem to be ~1M vehicles each so new factories likely will produce ~2M each. Makes sense given gen3 platform intended to take 50% less space and capex to produce. 🤔
Berlin and Austin are capable of way more than 1M each. However, Austin will focus on Y and cyber truck, because that's what sells in the U.S. I predict that the model 2 will not be made or sold here. It will be for South America, Europe, and Asia.
@@darylfoster7944 They need an "econobox" version for all markets eventually, sooner the better, it will cannibalized 3 and Y a little but it won't be a replacement for everyone, there's reasons US average price is around $40k today while plenty of Civics and Corollas still sell.
I don’t remember them saying 8 more factories. Are you sure they said this during the presentation?
and yes Tesla is expanding existing factories. Amazing! It does make me wonder how they do it. Make money just producing cars... (go ahead, this is when you laugh that it's just a car company).
@Marcio Souza they didn't say it. OP means it's implicit in the numbers
If Tesla is addressing new markets with this factory in Mexico, expect them to announce their charging infrastructure plans as well. It will be really impressive to see them build out a network of charging stations across new countries with varying energy infrastructure. If Dave thinks Tesla can have next-gen vehicles rolling off the line by the end of 2024, the charging infrastructure project is going to move at a pace like we haven't seen before, and that's awesome :)
Such a good point.
Tesla energy battery packs will be vital for this.
Vertical integration for the win.
Tesla might go bankrupt before this happens. Tesla won't get anything next-gen rolling off of nowhere in the following years.
@@bobfg3130 2 years my friend, you'll see model 2 just crankin' out of Mexico
Mexico kinda already has a lot of charging stations all over lol I don’t think that’s the idea
@@arrietafamilia4048 really? That's cool to know. I guess I didn't consider that Mexico was already importing Tesla vehicles, so that's news for me as a causal observer.
There was skepticism about Mexico but a quick Wikipedia check shows Monterrey as a very progressive city, the 2nd largest in Mexico.
Thanks Dave for sharing on your discussion with TESLA management regarding the Gigafactory in Mexico. Your sharing reinforces one of my learned habits to read what were not said during any public announcement. Timing, for TESLA, is also everything as mentioned! Thanks again!
Tesla can have fully loaded trucks going in both directions. More SuperChargers will be needed. Sounds like they look at the finished plan and then design the building. Their Giga Factory man from China will be a big asset. I am really impressed with the Tesla Team.
The reason why the current models are not in demand in south america is that in Brazil, for example, a model 3 base model is around $ 122k that could be represented as 492 minimum wages.
And that’s why the new factory isn’t being built in Brazil! Brazil taxes are HIGH for anything that is considered foreign investment or joint venture. Mexico is more relaxed in export/import tariffs and also benefits from NAFTA.
Also their chief designer (Franz Holzhausen) said that their next vehicle is his personal favorite design. Why would he say that about a Model 2? I think you’re right Dave. It has to be a sick ass van!!!! 💯🔥
Great Job - short, fast, and insightful. I thought the same thing about expanding Austin. Thanks!
🤩 thanks Dave for sharing the new information and insights
this make so much more sense
You got it!
But the production of "Model 2" in Mexico will begin, slowly, at the start of 2025. The factory might take 1.5 years to finish, and the tool chain is new. It will utilize the build process outlined in the presentation.
All speculation. Everyone speculated that Elon would announce a new model yesterday.
Ready to go in 9 months ,, mexican powe !
I don’t believe for a minute that Tesla will make a new smaller, cheaper car in Mexico and not import it to the US. Tesla recognized at Investor Day that cheaper car opens access to larger population of buyers
exactly this executive lied to this dude and he bought it. They could have built in central Mexico if they wanted to service the central and south america market. The reason they built close to the border in Monterret is because they want to service the US market
@@michoacan55 yeah, was looking for this comment. Straight out lie. They could export from US to Mexico easily. If they really wanted S. America market, they need to open in Brazil, not Mexico.
Thanks, Dave! The move into Mexico makes good sense as much of Latin America in an EV desert with no charging infrastructure. Tesla can and will change that!
That maybe the case initially that the Mexico factory wont be for US market but once they get a taste of the more efficient workforce and lower cost more will be moved there.
Thanks Dave always Measured & Informative
Their next generation vehicle will probably employ the new construction techniques. Elon said that that they are reluctant to switch of model 3 and Y production for any time so chances are that Model 3 and Y will continue to be the same for as long as they can keep churning them out and for as long as they can continue selling them economically as currently produced. That leaves this new model either only available initially in Latin America, or they will be exported around the world from Mexico or current factories will be expanded to create lines for this new model.
The current best selling vehicle worldwide is the Toyota Corolla. That is the market that a smaller, cheaper Tesla is aimed at.
For most current vehicle owners, current Tesla models are just too expensive, and range anxiety is far less for a city runabout than for a medium or large sedan or SUV.
Canada, might still find Favor, in Quebec or Ontario! If so, they could develop the Factories here, for the New Build Techniques for Model Y & Model 3, as well as the Less Expensive Smaller Vehicle!
Great point. It makes total sense. But the best thing about the video is the brevity of it. Short but filled with good content. Thanks
Dave, Next Gen is the smaller car, but the hidden "van"? was stacked on top of the Cybertruck photograph slide. I think that "van" will come out before the smaller vehicle
I suppose they will play it save, little experimentation where the outcome is unpredictable. Gigacasting is established, subcomponents are far developed, so mainly improve the way it is assenmbled to save cost, thus a faster ramp is possible compared to Cybertruck. Thanks Dave.
Tesla do NOT "play it safe".
That's their strength!
You’re the 🐐 Dave! Thank you!!
The Tesla Investor Day was a WOW! moment. The vision and planning is out of this world. The competition is being left far behind and Tesla's lead is just increasing every day. The low price model
"P" will be announced when the Mexico factory starts production. Initially it will only be supplied to
customers in Mexico and deliveries to USA will probably be delayed.
@Cory Drybrough 100% true. It was so cringy to watch these leaders stumble through their presentations. They all need PR training. Especially Elon.
@@walterchung3565 That doesnt matter. I prefer a bunch of nerds over a bunch of public speakers.
@@terrestrialcreature7481 i agree it felt like the nerds had a good handle on their part of the operation rather than proficiency at B.S.
Model P, as in Peso?
I am almost certain that the next expansion at berlin will produce the next gen vehicle as well. I would assume another plant in asia coming up soon as well
I recall someone saying, or at least implying this in the presentation. Thanks for pointing it out, Dave!
do u have info on tesla energy...they talk about this as part of master plan 3 but no volume goals and value proposition there...how do investor see it as more than a ev coy
It’s so obv they will make a compact hatchback. That’s all you see in all of LATAM, Asia, and many parts of Europe
Tesla just laid out their roadmap for a fully sustainable world and south America will play a big role. Wouldn't be surprised if Canada announcement next year. Lets go!
Canada has a real shortage of workers and out of control real estate prices.
If you are talking about Mexico , Mexico is in North America.
@@miagy5088 You are correct Mexico is in North America, but Mexico has free trade agreements with most South American countries so is a gateway to that region.
Tesla will also benefit from Mexico having 13 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with 50 countries-including USMCA and FTAs with the European Union, European Free Trade Area, Japan, Israel, 10 countries in Latin America, and the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. That’s why (apart from the European market) all Volkswagen Jetta sedans are made in Puebla, México.
One of the major takeaways I got from the presentation is that new Gigafactories will be unlike all those that precede it. I thought they said the new factories will be 50% smaller and thus 50% cheaper to construct and take 50% less time to build. Did anyone else hear that? As a result, if Shanghai took 9 months to build and the new factories are supposed to take 50% less time, then maybe the one in Mexico will only take 4-6 months or so? I hope they have the groundbreaking ceremony soon and the next generation vehicle rolls off the assembly line in Mexico by the end of 2023. Yes, 2023. If you take into consideration all that Tesla has learned from Shanghai, Austin and Berlin these new factories (and yes, I hope they build multiple of them in parallel this year including Canada and perhaps another to serve the next generation vehicle to China and take market share from BYD) I think this is possible. Maybe I'm delusional, but Tesla seems to keep iterating, improving, learning, and making their products better and the factories themselves are the most important product in my opinion. "The machine that builds the machine." "Alien Dreadnaught." Anyhow, great video as usual Dave, keep up the good work.
In addition, there will be less red tape to deal with than Giga Tex and Berlin. That alone will speed up things drastically.
Would love to agree with your timeline, however Giga Austin costs $1.1 billion. Giga Mexico will cost $10 billion. To build a Giga that is over 10 times the size of Giga Austin will take 18 months give or take and then ramp time. Dave is right.
Installing equipment takes a long time. If it takes them 3 months to construct the factory shell. Equipment installation will take 6 months for a total of 9 months. Installation will not become faster because most of the time is spent calibrating the equipments. New prototype equipments will take an even longer time to calibrate.
Mexico actually isn’t as business friendly as China or the US because of the high tax and large amount of licensing agreements required to build anything. it will be interesting to see how Tesla navigates this
@@imhoned4532 Mexico officials are already on board.
I think they said their newer factories will take less time to build because of the smaller footprint.
Also it was stated at investor day that Giga Mexico will produce the "next gen vehicle"
I'm interested what size the factory would be since they kept saying new factories will be smaller more efficient and quicker to build and ramp
Giga Austin costs $1.1 billion. Reportedly Giga Mexico will cost $10 billion. TEN times the money will build something huge.
@@jackarnold3290 Where did you hear this and it doesn't match up with investor day comments about building smaller more efficient high volume factories that are quicker to build
@@starshipcaptain4753 Probably read some VICE article or something
Thanks for sharing this info and your thoughts on this!
Yes, Dave, that's exactly what I thought also, based on the limited info I had. Plus a huge dolup of my speculation. The question of what exactly would be made in Giga Mexico was never covered. I had "guessed" possibly the Tesla Van plus the "$25,000" Tesla Car.
The Tesla Van that would be competing against the Rivian Vans and various European Vans from Mercedes, VW etc.
Great information, exciting times coming from Tesla and its great products. Looking forward to it!
Hi Dave, I live in Santa Catarina (literally about 15 mins away from the new GigaMonterrey site). Let me know if you want or need information about the area and/or city. Cheers
Yes, its close to where Mercedes/Daimler is located
Water issues i heard though
Dave - thanks for sharing what the Tesla executive said. I saw others on Twitter, last night, speculating something similar, but hearing this from a Tesla exec make it more like to be true - that the timeline for next-gen 1/2 price car is about 18 months and coinciding with the finishing of Giga Mexico. Next gen robo could be a van for hauling people instead of the 1/2 price car.
$TSLA volatility will still continue as always, especially if there's even a slight perceived drop in demand for 2023 or if Tesla has to cut prices further to sell all 2M they will make in 2023.
It really is a question of investing only what your situation allows and holding for long term and not worrying about short term volatility.
One of the Tesla guys on the stage (I think for Operations/ Production) during the QA, he let slip that Mexico was for next Gen. I do not think he was supposed to say that, Elon avoided saying too much about Mexico. It was an optimus bot moment, with the guy next to him was giving him daggers. So for sure Mexico is next Gen, Tesla will need a much cheaper EV for South America. Also Mexico I think applied to be in Mercosur, so hopefully less taxes on the next Gen EVs entering markets such as Brazil which will be a big EV market.
look at the thumbnail of this video. Its the official picture of giga mexico and it says next gen vehicle🤣
I want to see someone do the modelling on what a 29X on megapack will do for EPS
Will phase 2 of Giga Berlin be producing cars having the new platform ?
I figure 8-12 months for building, and cars in 12-16 months from now. (This assumes that start construction almost immediately.)
Hey Dave, the new factory is really big and the new processes developed will require less floor space. That translates to a lot of lines/capacity.
What percentage do you think will be designated to van, compact/taxi, bot, batteries?
Giga Berlin phase 2 could also be for next gen cars
Just had a thought. If the demand for the type of product determines the location of factories like the cybertruck in Texas and affordable small car in Mexico that would mean the factory to build the next high end roadster could be located in a location that has a high demand for that type of car. Where in the world do people buy high end roadsters?
Right. It was stated in the presentation that Mexico was for Gen 2. But it has to be for the US market too. They want to market to Latin America. I think you mis understood that the Mexico factory will be for only non US markets. Not possible.
Feel like there's no way that production doesn't start at some other factory, at least in small numbers, first--surely they have pilot lines churning gen 3 out somewhere before Mexico is running. I was super excited when they indicated that Gen 3 would be produced at all existing (vehicle) factories.
Glad you’re back Dave! Thanks.
Cheap labor and the huge lithium deposit in Sonora Mexico! (That everyone is fighting for).
They forgot to mention.
The plant will be built in 9 months. The new airport was built in a year along with a museum, military housing, Hotels and shopping. So much more.
You are spot on Dave. I'm in South Africa and the pricing for the current models will only be affordable for the very few.
Elon did mention that the challenge is affordability more than demand, I think they are testing out this idea in Mexico, thereafter 3rd world countries like Africa would be at a distant horizon.
You cant talk mass market without including us in the 3rd world.
third world..africa is simply africa.my wife´s mother is nigerian and lives in modakeke osun state ☺
Wait Dave did you mean that the US won't get the next gen vehicle and it's will be only for Mexico and South America or the US will only get the new vehicle out of Austin?
BTW…why did you equate “different market” with being non-US?? Perhaps he was talking about market segment?
Regardless, I believe robo-taxi may first be introduced in places like South America where it will have mass, early adoption and less regulatory hurdles.
Other places to consider for this vision of new markets and customers would be Central & South America and West Africa, Central and East Africa. I did not mention specific countries, but Continents and regions within these. The Global South is the next “frontier”… But few in the “North” are able or ready to understand and/or accept that.
Everyone so disappointed that they didn't share more detail about the new model. I see this as them finally learning a valuable lesson, which is to under promise and over deliver. Big things are coming, but it is still too early to give definite timelines. I think over the next few years, we are going to see growth slowing a non-trivial amount, and everyone will start to think the party is over. But then the explosion of growth will start again. It is going to take 2-4 years before the next paradigm shift comes to high volume fruition. Investor day gave a high level overview of what is coming, but it lacked specifics. This is a good strategy for the long term outlook.
Musk has received a lot of criticism for optimistic timelines, so he is holding back this time.
Great content by, Dave. THANKS.
One of the team also said (may have been unintentional) that they will be building Robotaxi there.
The next generation vehicle information will come out anyway, today, presentation is about basic cost reduction and production innovation, but why is the stock price going down?
Good to have you back Dave and at the Farzad summit at the bar. :D
Watch for where and ‘when’ Tesla starts installing the super chargers in Central and South America, as an indicator.
I think is the first of 3 gigafactorys here in Mexico, Monterrey, possibly Tecate and in the new Atlantic/Pacific corredor as well.
Do we think therefore that the “Mode 2” affordable car will not be sold in the more affluent markets?
Will they keep bringing down the cost of the 3 and Y to cover that base instead?
The model 3 might get cheaper but it is comparable to a loaded Camry gls/ Lexus… that is as fast as a bmw m3. that’s a high mid tier auto for 80% of planet earth. Yes there is room for a luxury slightly smaller hatch city car.
the ramp on Mexico gigafactory should be much faster than previous ones
Given this it's hard to see them not building a factory in Indonesia or Thailand some time soon to match the same timeline
I hope this smaller next gen Tesla built in Mexico also is available in a plaid performance version…
Years ago another car maker built cars for the South American marker, remember Volkswagon and how the Beetle became the car everyone owned down there? Imagine Tesla's new cheaper car and the impact that will have.
You're a wise visionary. I agreed
Even my Toyota is made in Baja, Mexico. Great sensible move bc Mexico is still in our North American Fair Trade Agreement.
Will the Gen 3 platform vehicles create an Osborne effect on the Model 3 in two years when the Mexico gigafactory opens?
(Another thought provoking piece fron Dave. Thank you.) I assume this new low cost vehicle will be BEV. But did anyone at Tesla state this? In a market with a less reliable or accessible grid, hybrid vehicles may have advantages.
Where will the Optimus robot be built Austin or Mexico?
Thx for the chat after the event Dave!
If Tesla is so vertically integrated what parts suppliers do they need? Tires, wipers? Makes perfect sense for next gen - for consumer (non fleet) or strictly robotaxi.
Great points. Super exciting times ahead! 🤩
It's not just the market. It's the workforce. If Peter Zeihan and other demographers are correct, Mexico is and will be one of the nations with the best product assembly workforce of the next several decades, and the new gigafactory location is ideal for Tesla to commence engaging many of these folk before some other company captures their loyalty. This could be critical when the next 'big thing' comes along, be it robots or aircars or spacecraft, Tesla will already have dedicated employees as well as a presence in the best places to recruit more.
I bet it won't hurt the market consideration if Tesla is also paying well and employing many who will perhaps consider their job secure enough for them to purchase a new EV a few years from now.
Man that's just 4d chess!
Don't believe that Zeihan demographic nonsense, we have lots of people, he just repeats everyone else. If it was true every car plant should be opening in Nigeria and why would they open in Germany? Monterey, MX is well connected to Austin and Mexico has lots of trained workers at a reasonable rate. MX is part of the free trade agreement.
Great, thanks for Information!
@@info781 The demography is somewhat weaker than the geography in Zeihan's work, since population numbers are only as accurate as governments make them. Still, I wouldn't call it nonsense. Now, the interpretations of the data . . . that's a target rich environment. However, don't be surprised if Nigeria eventually proves to be one of the locations considered for a future megafactory, when Tesla gets around to building in Africa. They clearly want at least one major facility per continent, so that it becomes possible to significantly reduce delivery costs. Hence, the gigafactory in Germany.
Maybe you should watch Scotty Kilmer's channel and see what he thinks about Mexican-built cars. There's only one reason why Tesla is doing this. Low labour costs.
18 months sounds a long while for a new gen factory that is supposed to produce a new gen vehicle. They've mentioned in the presentation that the new gen factories will be quicker to build.🤔
Interesting insight, can you tell Gary Black the plan.
Great as usual Dave. Very interesting. The TAM for that car is huge.
I've missed u Dave - hope this is a sign u will be posting more again. :-)
Yes, Dave is really pure gold. Insightful videos. Even when I follow Tesla close I usually get new knowledge and ideas when I listen to Dave. He is also without all the drama in some of the other channels. Really clever and useful messages. Really appreciate him.
The primary reason Tesla is building the factory in Mexico is because Mexico has free trade agreements with a wide range of countries, especially in Latin/South America. Trying to export a car from the U.S. to Latin/South America would result in high tariffs that would price it out of the market. Exporting from Mexico would result in zero or very low tariffs.
Don't forget that Mexico just recently found some valuable and vast deposits of Lithium, however they aren't minable in the same straight forward manner as the Chilean' deposits, for example. So, an arrangement to cooperate with the extraction and processing of those deposits in the future provides an angle that might have been considered, crucial I reckon, into the final decision.
Having trouble finding accurate numbers, it seems many people in MX cities drive 6 miles to work, but that might take over 3 hours per day, indicating idling cars will be replaced by small, short range EVs to dramatically stop air pollution.
Great analysis, as always. If I can make one semantic request: can we call them "more affordable vehicles" rather than "cheaper" please? Cheap has an implication of low quality. Anyway, thanks for all the great insights. Cheers!
Few people get this plant is for new markets (central and South America). Increasing TAM for Tesla.
Dave the Cybertruck & Roadster are still not out after many years of waiting
Exciting times for the real deal- affordable vehicles for 80% of the World!!
Building the "model 2" in Mexico, when the factory first starts they can export them to Canada and the USA tariff free, get the higher priced ones sold there until the factory in Texas or California gets up to speed on building it.
Thanks, Dave. Great stuff.
...and let's not forget, $8 to $10 per hour for labor in MX is the only way to get to a $25k vehicle pending the Bot.
My 2019 Honda Fit was built in Mexico. ZERO problems with this car in 80K miles. Was one recall on a fuel system part, but other than that, perfect car. Hope Tesla's factory produces same quality level in Monterrey. Timeline for first production there may match my Tesla purchase, 'cause the Honda will be at middle-age by then. Now if I can figure out if I can afford a Cybertruck (I'm about 700,000th on the list) and another Tesla purchase within (probably) 24 months of each other, without selling TSLA stock to do so. Hmmmm...
My BMW was made in Mexico, also my buddy’s Ford f150, and my father’s Honda Pilot
And Méjico is also eligitable for the IRA package being one out of three North American countries.
9 months from start is Tom Zhu's goal for the Mexico for opening of the Gigafactory.
Idk if model Y and model 3 have little market opportunity in Mexico, I’ve seen lots and I mean lots of Model 3s and Model Xs in Guadalajara and Queretaro city even as Taxis, I believe there should be even more teslas in wealthy cities of the north like Monterrey.
Each gigafactory they build results in lessons learned which allows them to make the next gigafactory better than the last one. Gigafactory #12 will be amazing
I don’t doubt Tesla will achieve their goals. The question is when.
Tom Zhu, who oversees Tesla’s U.S. assembly plants and sales operations in North America and Europe, told the Governor of Nuevo León where Giga Mexico will be built, that he wants to break Giga Shanghai's record of 9 months from start of construction to first deliveries.
I think the labor rate is cheaper so they could put more workers on the construction crew and get this factory built a lot faster?
@Dave you are bang 100% spot on for Tesla positioning of the Giga factory in Mexico 👍. After hours and today the markets misread this critical info and TSLA stock dropped almost 7%. This one of the game changers the markets misunderstood lol 🤣😂. More opportunities for me to buy the dips and accumulate more units 🙌😎👍👋👋👋