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>Tesla is selling every car they make. Not a single one lands in a parking lot at a dealer while picky buyers survey it and compare it to something else. What
by Cookingboy 9y ago
>Tesla is selling every car they make. Not a single one lands in a parking lot at a dealer while picky buyers survey it and compare it to something else.
What are you talking about? There are plenty of inventory Model S and Model X around. Very often you also see these sub-50 mile cars get slapped with a "demo discount" as stores try to unload them.
Model S and Model X's sale is definitely, definitely not supply constrained. You can check their earning reports to see the inventory.
- ChuckMcM 9y agoAs I understand it, that "inventory" is from their policy to repurchase cars from owners to assure a high resale value. They discontinued that program in 2016 apparently [1]. They also repossess cars that they financed for buyers. I haven't found any evidence yet that they don't sell every car that comes off the assembly line, to an end user. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-prices/no-more-tesla-buyback-guarantee-as-company-cuts-price-of-model-x-idUSKCN0ZT1HH https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-prices/no-more-tesl...
- Cookingboy 9y agoNo, inventory cars can be new ones as well. They were literally involved in a "scandal" last year as some sales rep put a "demo" sticker on brand new cars to give it showroom discount, in order trying to move them off the lot. Yes, they do have less inventory than most cheaper manufacturers because 1. Their stores do not order them in advance and 2. They are built to order. That alone doesn't mean they are supply constrained because they do have the capacity to manufacturer more.