Common use of Sub-tier Suppliers Clause in Contracts

Sub-tier Suppliers. After Tesla has approved of the PPAP Submission, Supplier and its Sub-tier Suppliers shall not subcontract with any new or different Sub-tier Supplier as to such Items without the prior written approval of Tesla. Supplier agrees to inform Tesla of any process or Sub-tier Supplier changes related to Items (including, for example, obsolescence of components, any changes in the manufacturing process of a Sub-tier Supplier, or a transfer of any portion of the design, manufacturing, or assembly process to a different facility), not less than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the date the Supplier or Sub-tier Supplier is contemplating the implementation of the change.