Model 3 UK orders.
Discussion
Sambucket said:
No I’m just making it up as I go along.
Like the rest of us.I'll ask next week at the Ascot event as I'm now suspicious it'll be a timeshare esq sales pitch and I'll end up locked in a tiny room until I buy an inventory stock car.
Something doesn't add up though having excess cars when there is reportedly massive demand and waiting lists. Why not just make those customers happy by putting these cars in the hands of customers who are waiting?
RobDickinson said:
manracer said:
Yes Rob, I did 
It doesn't appear to regen or brake below 5mph as per pre update.
I've noticed it some times applies the brakes from around 50mph quite harshly just now, strange.
Check again, I thought it was on but it wasn't It doesn't appear to regen or brake below 5mph as per pre update.
I've noticed it some times applies the brakes from around 50mph quite harshly just now, strange.
I did check again and it wasn't on!
What's that about? I specifically remember setting it to HOLD!
Just finishing a supercharger session right now so I'll report back shirtly
Inventory cars are usually those that haven't been matched to an existing order.
Having been watching the inventory for a couple of months they are almost always LR models (definitely least popular as too close in price to the Performance that offers a lot more for the money) and often fitted with optional 19" wheels, FSD, tow hitches, white interior or expensive optional paint. You'll never see a standard white car with black interior and no other options in there.
All down to Tesla's odd "build a load of different cars, ship them and then hope they match someone's order" approach. And in the most part they definitly disappear quick enough for people who decide to change from a ordered car to beat the list.
Having been watching the inventory for a couple of months they are almost always LR models (definitely least popular as too close in price to the Performance that offers a lot more for the money) and often fitted with optional 19" wheels, FSD, tow hitches, white interior or expensive optional paint. You'll never see a standard white car with black interior and no other options in there.
All down to Tesla's odd "build a load of different cars, ship them and then hope they match someone's order" approach. And in the most part they definitly disappear quick enough for people who decide to change from a ordered car to beat the list.
Edited by SWoll on Friday 15th November 19:24
As said, even 20 cars is less than 1% of monthly orders. Plenty of reasons why people might have bailed on their order. To say it doesn't gel with the wait list is just 
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I did the simple maths, assuming wheels and FSD can be changed post production, there's about 50 different configurations. All of them sellable, but I can imagine they can't always directly fill in another order.
.I did the simple maths, assuming wheels and FSD can be changed post production, there's about 50 different configurations. All of them sellable, but I can imagine they can't always directly fill in another order.
Closest I've found it the SMMT figures, Oct 2019 3162 Battery Electric Vehicles.
If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
Edited by Smiljan on Friday 15th November 20:21
jjwilde said:
Smiljan said:
Thanks Sam. Do you work for Tesla to get this insight?
The 3000 figure is real, the sales are published every month. That's apparently Tesla at max capacity for the UK at the moment.. hope they are ramping that up for the BIK rate next year!
Smiljan said:
Closest I've found it the SMMT figures, Oct 2019 3162 Battery Electric Vehicles.
If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
New Zoe due soon, Korean twins are like hens teeth, MG ZS might be another big seller if supply is good.If the Model 3 figure of 3000 is correct that leaves just 162 Zoe,Leaf i3, Kona, Niro, Soul, Model S, Model X etc...
Seems a little low given the demand for EV's at the moment..
I know car sales are struggling at the moment but that doesn't seem right. End of year is still looking like more diesels sold each month than BEVs sell in an entire year.
That shift is slowly happening, I'd expect Oct next year will see a real shift from diesel to EV given the tax breaks?
Edited by Smiljan on Friday 15th November 20:21
RobDickinson said:
I think you will find supply of the korean twins to increase start of 2020 with the fleet emissions rules, Kia have already decided not to supply Australia with any because of Europe.
2020 will see the new Zoe, e208, corsa-e, ID3 etc etc plenty of cars that should have decent supply.
Of only the Ampera-E (Bolt) was in the UK 2020 will see the new Zoe, e208, corsa-e, ID3 etc etc plenty of cars that should have decent supply.
jjwilde said:
The 3000 figure is real, the sales are published every month. That's apparently Tesla at max capacity for the UK at the moment.. hope they are ramping that up for the BIK rate next year!
Even in their best month (August), Tesla only managed around 2000 registrations of the Model 3 in the UK. Last October it was down to around 550 across their 3 models currently on sale. The fact that, according to their website, you can order a Model 3 today and get it delivered by December indicates they are nowhere near max. capacity (try to get a factory order from another brand delivered within a month!).Most other brands have on average 90 days worth of stock sitting round, unless you order something they dont have ready.
In fact Jaguar have more iPace hanging around in dealers in USA than they have sold in the last 12 months and there is something like 12 months supply of etron already sitting around.
In fact Jaguar have more iPace hanging around in dealers in USA than they have sold in the last 12 months and there is something like 12 months supply of etron already sitting around.
giorgoxxi said:
jjwilde said:
The 3000 figure is real, the sales are published every month. That's apparently Tesla at max capacity for the UK at the moment.. hope they are ramping that up for the BIK rate next year!
Even in their best month (August), Tesla only managed around 2000 registrations of the Model 3 in the UK. Last October it was down to around 550 across their 3 models currently on sale. The fact that, according to their website, you can order a Model 3 today and get it delivered by December indicates they are nowhere near max. capacity (try to get a factory order from another brand delivered within a month!).Not necessarily in a fair order though, I got mine after 3 weeks, some people ordered the same car months and months ago and are yet to get a car
Chaos, but the car is fantastic
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