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> Tesla sold about 8,600 cars in three days at four separate stores in Canada, or roughly one every two minutes per showroom, in January. Right. If, and only i
by FireBeyond 2y ago
> Tesla sold about 8,600 cars in three days at four separate stores in Canada, or roughly one every two minutes per showroom, in January.
Right. If, and only if, the stores were open 24/7.
Most are open 8 to 10 hours a day.
Tesla is claiming with a straight face that these three stores sold a new car EACH, every FIFTY SECONDS from opening to closing for three days straight.
> Moreover, according to Quebec-based Motor Illustrated, Tesla accounted for 89% of all claims filed during that period.
I think the word for this starts with "F" and ends in "raud".
> "No payments will be made until we are confident that the claims are valid," said Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland in a statement to the Toronto Star.
I'm sure in the US we'd happily pay Tesla and maaaaaaaybe claw it back several years later. Maybe.
- bryanlarsen 2y ago> the stores were open 24/7. The stores are open 24/7. They're online sales. The "dealership" is just the place you pick up your car from.
- Rohansi 2y agoYup, buy online and then barely any interaction with their staff is required to actually take delivery.
- FireBeyond 2y agoThe article references the showrooms as the sales point. Not "online sales". "Tesla sold about 8,600 cars in three days at four separate stores in Canada". Yes, cars were sold online. This references Tesla recording the place of sale as those showrooms. The contortions to defend Tesla are ridiculous. If you believe Tesla, nearly 20% of its annual sales for the entirety of Canada happened around these four locations in one weekend. It just so, coincidentally, happened to be conveniently timed for subsidies.
- bryanlarsen 2y agoAll sales at Tesla dealerships are done online. They literally sit you in front of a web browser and guide you through buying the car online. Almost all Tesla deliveries happen at dealerships no matter where they were ordered from. The delivery dealership is likely recorded as the place of sale.