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Israel is probably just too small of a market at the moment. In most European countries there still isn't a official Tesla store or service center. I live in t

• Reason077 7y ago
  > “Israel is probably just too small of a market” I’m not sure if size has much to do with it. Tesla is in remote countries like New Zealand (1/2 the population of Israel) and Iceland (about 1/20th the population of Israel), as well as neighbouring Jordan (similar size to Israel).
  • avar 7y ago
    I don't know about New Zealand, but Iceland is part of the EU's single market when it comes to selling cars. I'd expect for a company like Tesla dealing with regulatory overhead in new markets might be the limiting factor. New Zealand is an English speaking country so perhaps it's easier for them, and to sell cars in Iceland you don't need to do anything more than ship cars you're selling in the EU over and pay import tolls & registration fees.
    • Reason077 7y ago
      Yes, but it's not quite as simple as registering cars and shipping them to customers. The cars need to be serviced, which means opening service centres in the destination market, and hiring skilled staff to do the servicing. Since Tesla doesn't sell through dealers, they also usually open a sales centre / Tesla store (which often also acts as a service centre). In Tesla's case, they also invest in building superchargers in the countries they operate in. All of this adds up to a fairly significant capital investment before they start selling vehicles in a new country.
• Melting_Harps 7y ago
  Sadly, that is just where Tesla is in terms of making replacement parts, the same holds true within the US. Even getting parts to certified shops anywhere right now is particularly challenging, its is one of the reasons I think they aren't profitable yet--they have to pay for a loaner car. They've made a ton of progress and can now mass produce S/X/3 with reasonable turn around, but with the recent production hell ramp up with 3, they had to direct all resources to those desposit holders and that meant slowing down part manufacturing for non deliverable sales. The factory in Fremont is HUGE but near there is a body shop where you'll see a ton of S/X/3 waiting for parts to be shipped out. I honestly thought it was an auxiliary parking lot when I saw it. What part of he Baltics? With Rimac putting its footprint down you'd think that area would be have more of a Market for EVs.
• krzyk 7y ago
  There are some costs to expand in European countries. EU passed a law (GVO) in 2004 saying something like that: one can repair a car in any mechanic shop and still don't loose warranty. Shop has to: - have access to service manuals using Pass Thru - this is requirement on the car producer. - document all repairs - do the repairs in a way the producer documented them
  • de_watcher 7y ago
    And these are very good regulations. I don't know if it's because of them, but dealing with car problems is local, fast and easy.
    • krzyk 7y ago
      Yes, I agree. Authorized services ask ridiculous amounts for e.g. changing oil.