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Experts say Tesla has turned the corner on quality

The Detroit News
Auburn Hills-based Munro & Associates took a 2020 Tesla Model Y into their shop and disassembled it piece by piece in order to assess technology and quality.
Auburn Hills-based Munro & Associates took a 2020 Tesla Model Y into their shop and disassembled it piece by piece in order to assess technology and quality.
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The 2020 Tesla Model Y, right, is similar to the brand ' s Model 3 sedan, left, but has made some significant quality improvements, say experts.
The 2020 Tesla Model Y, right, is similar to the brand's Model 3 sedan, left,  but has made some significant quality improvements, say experts.
Henry Payne, The Detroit News
The 2020 Tesla Model Y Performance model outside Munro & Associates in Auburn Hills. Munro is one of the auto industry's leading manufacturing consultants.
The 2020 Tesla Model Y Performance model outside Munro & Associates in Auburn Hills. Munro is one of the auto industry's leading manufacturing consultants.
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Munro & Associates CEO Sandy Munro shows off disassembled parts from the 2020 Tesla Model Y.
Munro & Associates CEO Sandy Munro shows off disassembled parts from the 2020 Tesla Model Y.
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A large aluminum casting anchors the rear trunk of the 2020 Tesla Model Y – an efficient architectural advance over a previous design on the Model 3 sedan that used about 100 parts.
A large aluminum casting anchors the rear trunk of the 2020 Tesla Model Y  – an efficient architectural advance over a previous design on the Model 3 sedan that used about 100 parts.
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The 2020 Tesla Model Y has improved the use of riveting over the Model 3 sedan.
The 2020 Tesla Model Y has improved the use of riveting over the Model 3 sedan.
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Munro & Assiciates rates the electric motors in the 2020 Tesla Model Y among the industry's most advanced.
Munro & Assiciates rates the electric motors in the 2020 Tesla Model Y among the industry's most advanced.
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The 2020 Tesla Model Y battery is similar to that found on the Model 3 sedan.
The 2020 Tesla Model Y battery is similar to that found on the Model 3 sedan.
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The electronics on the 2020 Tesla Model Y are industry-leading.
The electronics on the 2020 Tesla Model Y are industry-leading.
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The 2020 Tesla Model Y sports innovations like the "Octovalve" to control cooling in the SUV.
The 2020 Tesla Model Y sports innovations like the "Octovalve" to control cooling in the SUV.
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Sandy Munro, CEO of Munro & Associates manufacturing consultants, says the 2020 Tesla Model Y SUV has made great strides in build quality over the Model 3 sedan.
Sandy Munro, CEO of Munro & Associates manufacturing consultants, says the 2020 Tesla Model Y SUV has made great strides in build quality over the Model 3 sedan.
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