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More like game over for some auto makers. You have to think for $35,000 would most people rather get a Tesla, a BMW, a Lexus, a Mercedes, or an Audi? Tesla is g
by rokhayakebe 11y ago
More like game over for some auto makers. You have to think for $35,000 would most people rather get a Tesla, a BMW, a Lexus, a Mercedes, or an Audi? Tesla is going to grab many of these guys customers. I for one, can't wait for my lease to be over.
- beamatronic 11y agoThe last time I looked at a reasonably loaded Honda Odyssey it was over $40k. $35k is not really a high end price point any longer. Also for those who care about such things, $35k buys you more social status with a Tesla than with one of those other ICE cars.
- csours 11y agoIt will take a while. BMW, Mercedes and Audi each sell 1.5MM a year [1] Tesla have targeted 500k vehicles a year, which would be a huge stretch from their current 70k a year. 1. http://www.autonews.com/article/20140113/COPY01/301139914/bmw-retains-global-luxury-sales-crown-for-ninth-straight-year http://www.autonews.com/article/20140113/COPY01/301139914/bm...
- dingo_bat 11y ago>sell 1.5MM a year Is MM a typo or a legit way to write million? I decided to find out and here's a reddit thread explaining: https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/2sd9bm/why_do_people_abbreviate_million_as_mm/ https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/2sd9bm/why_do_peop...
- csours 11y agoI just re-used it without looking it up... From that, it seems to make more sense in a financial context. Some more source: https://books.google.com/books?id=3fIUAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA426&vq=mille#v=onepage&q=mille&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=3fIUAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA426&vq=m...