chris5639
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For those who think tesla will pass the savings on to the consumer... I applaud them for believing so and living in their fantasy world. But I am a realist. If they can sell the cars at the current price there is 0 incentive for them to lower price even if the get rid of the 90s as an option and streamline production. Tsla is a for profit company not a nonprofit. If they stop selling the 100s at current price due to low demand then it warrants a price drop.
So lets summarize:
High sales ---> NO PRICE DROP
Low sales ---> potential price drop.
Completely agree. Which is why I made previously made the statement,
"That's not to say there isn't room for Tesla to drop the price but I think it would have to come at a lower profit margin. If Tesla believes they can make up the difference with more volume then I think they would be motivated to drop the price."
The only difference between what you said and what I said is that yours is reactive. If sales drop, lower price. My statement is proactive. If we want more future sales, lowering the price may bring in more buyers. There's already precedence here. Tesla dropped the price of their S 75 and X 75. I believe they wanted to convert the model 3 buyers and I believe it worked. It wasn't about good will, it was about business. So, no, there's no fantasy here.
I do A LOT of reading on Tesla. Probably too much. As many of you may have read, there's been several articles that suggest Tesla is disappointed with the sales volume of the model X, how Tesla is missing out on the current SUV boom, how there's no utility in Tesla's SUV. One even stated that Tesla is disappointed with the X making up 40% of Tesla's total sales. But ultimately, no one knows Tesla's current marketing and sales strategy but Tesla.
I know how it sounds. Since I have an order in flight, I'm hoping for a price drop. While that may be true, I'm certainly not counting on it. I make my purchase based on a price I can live with. Do I think the markup on the 100 over the 75 is too much? Absolutely. I already did the math. Despite the math, I chose the 100D for the reasons I already stated.
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