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BMW passenger car lineup lags behind Tesla Model 3 sales in August
- gpetukhov 8y agoMisleading title. It only lags behind in the US market.
- jadavies 8y agoAlso FTA ... "We should note that BMW still leads if you include SUV sales"
- rcMgD2BwE72F 8y agoIn Canada too, IIRC. In other words, BMW lags in all countries where the Model 3 is on sales. Tesla is reportedly starting the production of left-hand drive Model 3 so one can expect deliveries of the performance version to start in UK or Australia soon. I'm curious to see how BMW sales will drop there too.
- pentae 8y agoI wonder if the Model 3 having a backlog of 100s of thousands of orders due to production delays has anything to do with it?
- rcMgD2BwE72F 8y agoIt's even worse for Mercedes, isn't it?
- Shivetya 8y agoI am curious, is Tesla making a profit at this volume of sales or not. I did notice that the Atlanta delivery center was packed from end to end with model 3s in August but there were a few deliveries of S and X models as well. I am sure it is eating into those sales. I will also be curious if the standard range model will be available in numbers before the decked out version is sold in oversea markets. personal experience follows. I took delivery of my 3 on the 29th after ordering the 5th of August. I had no reservation nor was I a previous owner. The car was built in August though according to the VIN trackers the number was issued in July. Overall quality is really good with only a few paint blemishes that were buffed out. Very slight alignment issue with the frunk but you have to look. Now I will admit this car has seriously changed my mind with regards to car interiors, I doubt I could ever go back to a traditional interior as they would feel cluttered. My previous car was a 2017 Chevrolet Volt and it sold me on driving EV.