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It matters if it makes it cheaper for the manufacturer. Teslas are best selling cars in many places (e.g. Model Y is the best selling car in EU) at the same tim
by yreg 3y ago
It matters if it makes it cheaper for the manufacturer. Teslas are best selling cars in many places (e.g. Model Y is the best selling car in EU) at the same time while Tesla maintains rather high margins compared to the industry standard.
If the competition forces them to, they have buffer to lower their prices.
- oblio 3y ago> Teslas are best selling cars in many places (e.g. Model Y is the best selling car in EU) You made me look this up and this is slightly misleading. I couldn't find the full numbers for 2023, but I did find H1 2023. Yes, Model Y is the best selling car in the EU, but for H1 2023 Tesla is barely the 16th best selling car brand in the EU. The other brands just sell a lot more models, on average. > at the same time while Tesla maintains rather high margins compared to the industry standard. I looked this up yesterday, Tesla has similar margins to BMW and Mercedes, because they sell upscale models, just like those. Tesla margins will drop once Tesla starts making cheaper models. For reference, cheaper models in Europe = cars costing 20k€. Not 40k€+ like the cars Tesla is selling right now.