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From the article: "Musk said the pickup would start below $40,000, but tellingly those prices have now been removed from the website." Why does this seem to be
by powerbroker 4y ago
From the article: "Musk said the pickup would start below $40,000, but tellingly those prices have now been removed from the website."
Why does this seem to be just part of the pattern? It's not that different than the dealership model -- just played at a much higher level. One could also draw comparisons to the old 'vaporware' marketing technique...
- potatochup 4y agoThe other thing to consider is _when_ the 40,000 price was announced. The model 3 was originally promised to be 35k, and thats roughly held true _if_ you account for inflation. Should Musk account for inflation when making announcements? Well, yes, but he'd need to be accurate with his timelines first...