tesla , the future ?
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“Tesla is closing all of its stores in a cost-cutting measure, so it can lower the starting price of its Model 3 to $35,000 (£26,400).
Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of the electric car and technology company, said that a shift to selling online only was essential to make it financially viable to lower the current starting price of $42,900”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/01...
Elon Musk, the billionaire chief executive of the electric car and technology company, said that a shift to selling online only was essential to make it financially viable to lower the current starting price of $42,900”
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/01...
Troubleatmill said:
If demand is much greater than supply ( IIRC - there are already 400,000 orders for the car ) - you don't need the dealerships to help drive more demand.
According to Bloomberg news Musk is advising they will not be profitable for Q1.... in other words expecting to post a loss. Closing stores is a cost saving exercise apparently to help deliver the promised entry-priced Model 3Troubleatmill said:
If demand is much greater than supply ( IIRC - there are already 400,000 orders for the car ) - you don't need the dealerships to help drive more demand.
Dealerships aren't just about selling cars, what happens when they go wrong? in warranty or with Tesla even outside of warranty because I can't see your local garage sorting lots of the problems out. Not-The-Messiah said:
Troubleatmill said:
If demand is much greater than supply ( IIRC - there are already 400,000 orders for the car ) - you don't need the dealerships to help drive more demand.
Dealerships aren't just about selling cars, what happens when they go wrong? in warranty or with Tesla even outside of warranty because I can't see your local garage sorting lots of the problems out. Exige77 said:
Not-The-Messiah said:
Troubleatmill said:
If demand is much greater than supply ( IIRC - there are already 400,000 orders for the car ) - you don't need the dealerships to help drive more demand.
Dealerships aren't just about selling cars, what happens when they go wrong? in warranty or with Tesla even outside of warranty because I can't see your local garage sorting lots of the problems out. 98elise said:
Exige77 said:
Not-The-Messiah said:
Troubleatmill said:
If demand is much greater than supply ( IIRC - there are already 400,000 orders for the car ) - you don't need the dealerships to help drive more demand.
Dealerships aren't just about selling cars, what happens when they go wrong? in warranty or with Tesla even outside of warranty because I can't see your local garage sorting lots of the problems out. Troubleatmill said:
If demand is much greater than supply ( IIRC - there are already 400,000 orders for the car ) - you don't need the dealerships to help drive more demand.
It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out. Many other brands can be ordered on line but I wonder how many people do that?
How do you get answers to questions you might have, negotiate a trade in etc?
REALIST123 said:
It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out.
Many other brands can be ordered on line but I wonder how many people do that?
How do you get answers to questions you might have, negotiate a trade in etc?
They'll still have contact people i assume who will deal with that, afik those were not in the stores anyhow. The stores were just about somewhere to view the cars. Many other brands can be ordered on line but I wonder how many people do that?
How do you get answers to questions you might have, negotiate a trade in etc?
98elise said:
Exige77 said:
Not-The-Messiah said:
Troubleatmill said:
If demand is much greater than supply ( IIRC - there are already 400,000 orders for the car ) - you don't need the dealerships to help drive more demand.
Dealerships aren't just about selling cars, what happens when they go wrong? in warranty or with Tesla even outside of warranty because I can't see your local garage sorting lots of the problems out. Don’t really care - he’s already done his job of nudging the EV market out of dull but worthy and into cars like the Polestar and i-pace. 400bhp and sixty in under 5 seconds, and pushed EVs one might want to own into the mainstream. It would be a trickle of Leafs, Zoes and e-golfs otherwise.
Exige77 said:
Tesla have lost their first to market honeymoon period advantage and didn’t make it count.
Now all the big guys who have been sitting on the sidelines looking to see which way the wind is blowing are ramping up for the kill.
It’s going to be a tough time for Mr Musk.
I'm interested in I where the big boy cars actually are still. Now all the big guys who have been sitting on the sidelines looking to see which way the wind is blowing are ramping up for the kill.
It’s going to be a tough time for Mr Musk.
otolith said:
Don’t really care - he’s already done his job of nudging the EV market out of dull but worthy and into cars like the Polestar and i-pace. 400bhp and sixty in under 5 seconds, and pushed EVs one might want to own into the mainstream. It would be a trickle of Leafs, Zoes and e-golfs otherwise.
His actual job was to bring a return to his many investors. He promised them a lot and they’re not all environmentalists.Exige77 said:
His actual job was to bring a return to his many investors. He promised them a lot and they’re not all environmentalists.
Teslas mission statement isnt secret, they are one of the most talked about companies in existence, if you dont know even that basic thing then you shouldn't have been investing.RobDickinson said:
Exige77 said:
His actual job was to bring a return to his many investors. He promised them a lot and they’re not all environmentalists.
Teslas mission statement isnt secret, they are one of the most talked about companies in existence, if you dont know even that basic thing then you shouldn't have been investing.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff