Mercedes spends $8bn/year on R&D
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Mercedes spends $8bn/year on R&D
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#4… and VW drops 23 billion on RND each year, but I’m not seeing 6x the output compared to Tesla.
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Congratulations?
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#6> spends the equivalent of $7.4 to $8.4 billion every year on research and development
Wonder what portion of this is opex masquerading as R&D, hiding behind “equivalent of”
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Tesla build quality is atrocious, the interior feels cheap, and their repair process is very long cycle time. I’ve known several people in the “never (Tesla) again” camp and now they’re buying Mercedes EVs, rivians (surprisingly) and Lucids.
I have had a few Mercedes and they know how to maintain service on cars for a long long time.
I’d never buy a Tesla. They are a joke and you’re paying for the name and they used to be able to charge a premium because they were the first to market
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#8Csaba Csere (''Shobba Shedda'' will do in a pinch) has been writing for Car And Driver for ~44 years!
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#9> spends the equivalent of $7.4 to $8.4 billion every year on research and development Wonder what portion of this is opex masquerading as R&D, hiding behind “equivalent of”
With those kinds of burn rates there would likely be quite a lot of such overlap.
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#10Yet they are rumored to be sourcing 2026 CLA engine from Chinese Geely. Nothing agains Chinese companies, but aren't MB suppose to be luxury brand? Geely will probably offer vehicle with same engine, more tech for half the price.