that’s nothing.
It costs over $250k for current mid-market bodyshops to get equipped for ‘aluminum certification’. It is not unique to Tesla, it is required for any bodyshop that wants to be certified for Jaguar, BMW and soon Audi and Mercedes. Audi and Merc do not have heavily refined collision certification programs yet. Merc is going to copy BMW.
I have the Mercedes required equipment list somewhere in fact. It goes right down to the brand of alignment rack and frame machine.
Problem is that even if you get aluminum certified with a dedicated ‘clean room’ for aluminum work that doesnt mean you will actually get the work since vehicle owners have their choice of where to get repairs and they are often not educated on the differences between aluminum certified and not. Moreover, many dealers just refer to whomever buys the most parts or gives them the biggest kickback… especially the higher end shops… so the programs have to come with referrals which also makes it quite difficult to justify the investment. many insurance companies right now don’t give 2 shits about the certification programs just yet either.