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No, it's to make up for NOT getting the $7,500 federal tax credit you get starting Jan 1st. Poor quarter? Tesla is setting records and outselling ICE cars.
> outselling ICE cars Pardon me for asking, but what does this mean?
Must take delivery between now and Dec 31. Likely to make up for a poor quarter and the continuing drops in stock price.
No, it's to make up for NOT getting the $7,500 federal tax credit you get starting Jan 1st. Poor quarter? Tesla is setting records and outselling ICE cars.
If they really believe they can sell the car without a discount in a week, it's basically like a loan with 10%/week interest rate. That can't make sense. So either they don't believe they can sell that car for the full price in a weekend, or they are desperate to juice their Q4 numbers.
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No, it's to make up for NOT getting the $7,500 federal tax credit you get starting Jan 1st. Poor quarter? Tesla is setting records and outselling ICE cars.
People keep saying this, but it makes no sense. It is only considering the buyer's motivation, not the seller's. Why would Tesla prefer to sell a car now for $7.5k less than they'll supposedly get in one week? If they really believe they can sell the car without a discount in a week, it's basically like a loan with 10%/week interest rate. That can't make sense. So either they don't believe they can sell that car for…
Also like most large manufacturers, Tesla typically pays the subcontractors etc. only after the car is delivered, getting an effectively interest free loan.
But perhaps it's just about meeting Q4 goals.
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No, it's to make up for NOT getting the $7,500 federal tax credit you get starting Jan 1st. Poor quarter? Tesla is setting records and outselling ICE cars.
People keep saying this, but it makes no sense. It is only considering the buyer's motivation, not the seller's. Why would Tesla prefer to sell a car now for $7.5k less than they'll supposedly get in one week? If they really believe they can sell the car without a discount in a week, it's basically like a loan with 10%/week interest rate. That can't make sense. So either they don't believe they can sell that car for…
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People keep saying this, but it makes no sense. It is only considering the buyer's motivation, not the seller's. Why would Tesla prefer to sell a car now for $7.5k less than they'll supposedly get in one week? If they really believe they can sell the car without a discount in a week, it's basically like a loan with 10%/week interest rate. That can't make sense. So either they don't believe they can sell that car for…
It's never been about profit. Tesla has a goal of electrifying the car market. Elon has stated he would consider making the rest of the industry switch to making EVs a success. Elon has his goals that he very reliably sticks to (Ignore the entertainment "news" companies that lie non stop). Tesla raised the price of their vehicles over and over again to stabilize demand, they didn't want 2 year wait times. Elon has st…
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Well on deliveries in the US yes, because otherwise everyone with a brain would put off the delivery for a few more days to get their $7,500 Federal tax credit.
Unless you make too much money to be eligible, like most of the target market who lives in CA…
I don’t think most of the target market is above that.