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The model Y was the best selling car in the world last year: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239229/most-sold-car-models-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com

The model Y was the best selling car in the world last year: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239229/most-sold-car-models-worldwide/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/239229/most-sold-car-mod... That's a lot of flaunters.

SketchySeaBeast 1y ago
Can we expand the sources for that? I ask because I want to know if this source is the same company that had dealerships "selling" thousands of cars over a single weekend right before a tax incentive disappeared. It could very well be true, but there's also reasons it might not be.
- dlivingston 1y ago
  Anecdotally, Model Ys are EVERYWHERE in Massachusetts. I would guesstimate 1 out of every 10 cars in this state is a Model Y.
blargey 1y ago
Is that a meaningful comparison if the biggest car manufacturers have their sales split across a dozen models for each Tesla model?
- NoPicklez 1y ago
  I think it is, a car manufacturer having multiple models doesn't take away from any particular model.
  - enragedcacti 1y ago
    It absolutely does take away from other models. Most automotive brands have a 50-60% loyalty rate and all sorts of general brand appeal/features that span models. Someone who wants an HR-V but can't get one is massively more likely to buy a Civic or CR-V than the average person. If the Model 3 didn't exist, most of those buyers would get a Y because they want the software, the supercharging, the range, the brand name, etc. Having a large lineup is good for customer satisfaction and for attracting customers on the fence, but it definitely hurts you on this one very specific, mostly meaningless metric.
    - NoPicklez 1y ago
      I generally agree with you. I do think regardless that even if you do have a smaller line up of cars, it is still an impressive metric that it is the most sold car in the world. That does mean that whilst Tesla has a smaller line up, that they hit the mark with meeting what people are looking for. It is still a very in demand car for a reason and quite honestly I almost don't believe the metric. Whilst I agree having a larger line up of cars would dilute your model sales, it is still impressive. Afterall, people wouldn't buy that model nor Tesla if they didn't like their cars. I agree that if they did this by brand, Tesla would be much further down the list.
gamblor956 1y ago
Only because their competitors divide up their model lines. The combined sales of Toyota's sedan models dwarfs Tesla's sales.

SketchySeaBeast 1y ago

Can we expand the sources for that? I ask because I want to know if this source is the same company that had dealerships "selling" thousands of cars over a single weekend right before a tax incentive disappeared. It could very well be true, but there's also reasons it might not be.

dlivingston 1y ago
Anecdotally, Model Ys are EVERYWHERE in Massachusetts. I would guesstimate 1 out of every 10 cars in this state is a Model Y.

blargey 1y ago

Is that a meaningful comparison if the biggest car manufacturers have their sales split across a dozen models for each Tesla model?

NoPicklez 1y ago
I think it is, a car manufacturer having multiple models doesn't take away from any particular model.
- enragedcacti 1y ago
  It absolutely does take away from other models. Most automotive brands have a 50-60% loyalty rate and all sorts of general brand appeal/features that span models. Someone who wants an HR-V but can't get one is massively more likely to buy a Civic or CR-V than the average person. If the Model 3 didn't exist, most of those buyers would get a Y because they want the software, the supercharging, the range, the brand name, etc. Having a large lineup is good for customer satisfaction and for attracting customers on the fence, but it definitely hurts you on this one very specific, mostly meaningless metric.
  - NoPicklez 1y ago
    I generally agree with you. I do think regardless that even if you do have a smaller line up of cars, it is still an impressive metric that it is the most sold car in the world. That does mean that whilst Tesla has a smaller line up, that they hit the mark with meeting what people are looking for. It is still a very in demand car for a reason and quite honestly I almost don't believe the metric. Whilst I agree having a larger line up of cars would dilute your model sales, it is still impressive. Afterall, people wouldn't buy that model nor Tesla if they didn't like their cars. I agree that if they did this by brand, Tesla would be much further down the list.

gamblor956 1y ago

Only because their competitors divide up their model lines. The combined sales of Toyota's sedan models dwarfs Tesla's sales.