Musk slept at the factory while Tesla struggled with Model X doors
Jon McNeill · Ex-Tesla President reveals EVERYTHING Elon does to win · Apr 9, 2026 · at 17:46
Former Tesla President Jon McNeill recounts solving manufacturing bottlenecks with Elon Musk on the Model X line.
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“When I started at Tesla, we were having a super big problem producing Model Xs and getting the Falcon wing doors to fit. And Elon and I had shared this favorite book, The Goal, which is all about manufacturing process. And he grabbed me one day. He said, okay, the goal guy come on, we're going down to the line. And I said, he said, help me solve this problem. I've been sleeping in the factory trying to work on this.”
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