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Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

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Re: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

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TLDR All the Tesla 3 preorders arrived [1][2] in Switzerland in one month, putting the Tesla sales of usually one year (~1500) into one month, making it the "best-selling"[3] car in Switzerland ahead of Skoda and VW (for the month of March). [1] one with a bit more knowledge than me can probably find the ship and the shipment. [2] see comments on that article from users getting theirs with that shipment [3] have prob…

Not true. The first Model 3 arrived in Switzerland in the 3rd week of February (2019-02-16). Tesla already sold 316 in February 2019 (+754% YoY). How much of an exceptional month March will be for the year, we'll see after the April data is released. The number of preorders for Model 3 in Switzerland should be easily 1 order of magnitude higher than what they delivered in March.

How is it definitely "not true" if your position is to just wait and see until April ?

And not sure why YoY numbers are important given that it's a cheaper car being sold here. Of course it's going to be higher. Problem of course is a lot less margin.

Re: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

#13

TLDR All the Tesla 3 preorders arrived [1][2] in Switzerland in one month, putting the Tesla sales of usually one year (~1500) into one month, making it the "best-selling"[3] car in Switzerland ahead of Skoda and VW (for the month of March). [1] one with a bit more knowledge than me can probably find the ship and the shipment. [2] see comments on that article from users getting theirs with that shipment [3] have prob…

Not true. The first Model 3 arrived in Switzerland in the 3rd week of February (2019-02-16). Tesla already sold 316 in February 2019 (+754% YoY). How much of an exceptional month March will be for the year, we'll see after the April data is released. The number of preorders for Model 3 in Switzerland should be easily 1 order of magnitude higher than what they delivered in March.

This is probably a Gauss curve with some early, then peaking, then going down again.

Re: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

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TLDR All the Tesla 3 preorders arrived [1][2] in Switzerland in one month, putting the Tesla sales of usually one year (~1500) into one month, making it the "best-selling"[3] car in Switzerland ahead of Skoda and VW (for the month of March). [1] one with a bit more knowledge than me can probably find the ship and the shipment. [2] see comments on that article from users getting theirs with that shipment [3] have prob…

Not true. The first Model 3 arrived in Switzerland in the 3rd week of February (2019-02-16). Tesla already sold 316 in February 2019 (+754% YoY). How much of an exceptional month March will be for the year, we'll see after the April data is released. The number of preorders for Model 3 in Switzerland should be easily 1 order of magnitude higher than what they delivered in March.

I love your "The recent trend of ideologically motivated downvoting of factual arguments [...]" and then downvoting on ideological grounds with "+754%" right out "How to Lie with Statistics". Looking at the graph in the article shows the whole picture.

Re: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

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Out of those 1,094, 9 are already on AutoScout24 for sale starting at CHF 64k. [1] https://www.autoscout24.ch/de/autos/tesla--model-3?make=391&...

Not sure what your point is, 9/1094 is not a lot, and a few of those are certainly resellers hoping to profit from limited availability.

Re: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

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TLDR All the Tesla 3 preorders arrived [1][2] in Switzerland in one month, putting the Tesla sales of usually one year (~1500) into one month, making it the "best-selling"[3] car in Switzerland ahead of Skoda and VW (for the month of March). [1] one with a bit more knowledge than me can probably find the ship and the shipment. [2] see comments on that article from users getting theirs with that shipment [3] have prob…

Not true. The first Model 3 arrived in Switzerland in the 3rd week of February (2019-02-16). Tesla already sold 316 in February 2019 (+754% YoY). How much of an exceptional month March will be for the year, we'll see after the April data is released. The number of preorders for Model 3 in Switzerland should be easily 1 order of magnitude higher than what they delivered in March.

If that YoY figure is for Model 3s in Switzerland, then you really can't quote it as a figure with any statistical honesty. A year from first delivery hasn't even elapsed yet.

Re: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

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TLDR All the Tesla 3 preorders arrived [1][2] in Switzerland in one month, putting the Tesla sales of usually one year (~1500) into one month, making it the "best-selling"[3] car in Switzerland ahead of Skoda and VW (for the month of March). [1] one with a bit more knowledge than me can probably find the ship and the shipment. [2] see comments on that article from users getting theirs with that shipment [3] have prob…

Not true. The first Model 3 arrived in Switzerland in the 3rd week of February (2019-02-16). Tesla already sold 316 in February 2019 (+754% YoY). How much of an exceptional month March will be for the year, we'll see after the April data is released. The number of preorders for Model 3 in Switzerland should be easily 1 order of magnitude higher than what they delivered in March.

source https://www.auto.swiss/home/

I'm sure those numbers will drop a lot.

Re: Tesla Model 3 becomes best-selling car in Switzerland

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Anecdata from someone living in a small Swiss village (c. 1,500 residents outside the ski season):

- I see a handful of Teslas around the village. I would guesstimate 5 local residents own them.

- The local taxi firm has a couple even.

- Filling stations on the autoroutes have the charging points (at least in Romandy)

- The country is small so, hey, it seems ideal

I'd like to get one but it doesn't fit my use case (namely long road trips in the summer).

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