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Tesla in Australia
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Stone Strickland helps owners configure their cars as part of the ordering process - he helps kick start a new market. His arrival in Australia would seem to indicate owners there are going to be confirming orders soon.
His linkedin: Stone Strickland | LinkedIn
and some information on what an "Asset Lite" is: Careers | Tesla Motors
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Well Stone has just updated his linked in to show Sydney Australia!
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
March 2014 – Present (1 month) sydney area, australia
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
August 2013 – March 2014 (8 months)
Stone Strickland's Experience
Asset Lite
Tesla Motors
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
March 2014 – Present (1 month) sydney area, australia
Australia Sales
Tesla Motors
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
August 2013 – March 2014 (8 months)
Stone has updated his linked in profile to show he's working in Sydney now. One concern I have though is that an Asset Lite role (which he holds now and indeed Tesla is advertising for one in Sydney in their job vacancies (Careers | Tesla Motors) is given the task to "pre-heat the market for Tesla's entry and generate sales momentum and local buzz. As a precursor to the establishment of a full store location markets are initially explored by putting a vehicle and a salesperson on location this is known as the “Asset Lite” phase of market development."
So without wanting to appear too negative doesn't this mean that there's lots of pre-heating to be done in addition to the number of deposits and orders that they have before Tesla will commit to establishing stores? I assume that they get a sales bump once stores are set-up and people can actually test drive and touch and feel the cars and also talk to knowledgeable sales staff? Perhaps we don't have enough pre-sold units yet, given there will be some drop off once pricing has been announced.
Stone Strickland
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
March 2014 – Present (1 month) sydney area, australia
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
August 2013 – March 2014 (8 months)
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
June 2013 – August 2013 (3 months)
So without wanting to appear too negative doesn't this mean that there's lots of pre-heating to be done in addition to the number of deposits and orders that they have before Tesla will commit to establishing stores? I assume that they get a sales bump once stores are set-up and people can actually test drive and touch and feel the cars and also talk to knowledgeable sales staff? Perhaps we don't have enough pre-sold units yet, given there will be some drop off once pricing has been announced.
Stone Strickland
Asset Lite
Tesla Motors
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
March 2014 – Present (1 month) sydney area, australia
Australia Sales
Tesla Motors
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
August 2013 – March 2014 (8 months)
NW Team Lead - Inside Sales
Tesla Motors
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; tsla; Automotive industry
June 2013 – August 2013 (3 months)
Mark is spot on...Asset Lites prep markets for Model S introduction. Stone is a great guy - has worked with Tesla for about 2 years now, I have known him since he first started as a product specialist @ Santana Row - he touched down today - expect some movement / activity over the coming week boys and girls ;-)
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Greetings HeoSat - no, not back at Tesla - I am the Australian Operation Manager for McLaren Automotive - keeping me very busy - I will have to park my Model S next to my McLaren P1, and share the plug! - Tis great to know all is finally here - has been a long long road - you are all great for hanging in there - you are going to love your Model S!
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Greetings HeoSat - no, not back at Tesla - I am the Australian Operation Manager for McLaren Automotive - keeping me very busy - I will have to park my Model S next to my McLaren P1, and share the plug! - Tis great to know all is finally here - has been a long long road - you are all great for hanging in there - you are going to love your Model S!
Mark E
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Stone Strickland landed in Sydney Yesterday. Folks, it seems as though things are finally on the move!!
moollar
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TesAus
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If it is this painful waiting for initial contact what will we all be like when the ship finally docks with our cars on board?
jeff_adams
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Dborn
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Well, i do know for a fact that the interior trims have been built.......Had written confirmation of that fact. Hopefully everything else that goes around them has been built as well.....
I wish I had more concrete news for you antipodeal types, but the best I can contribute here is that a talk with family in NZ yesterday prompted them to tell me they've begun to hear that Teslas shortly will be available there, too. Combining that with the recent input on this thread, and it certainly sounds as though your long drought may beginning to break. Good luck, all!
i believe the answer is 'yes'.
i have a factory tour next week, while photos and the like aren't allowed, i'll keep an eagle eye out for LHD vs RHD vehicles.
i have a factory tour next week, while photos and the like aren't allowed, i'll keep an eagle eye out for LHD vs RHD vehicles.
Nice work, I'm jealous. Are factory tours available for any Australian reservation holder? I'm probably visiting the bay area in a few months and would love to check it out.
Write your customer advocate, and I'm sure they do what they can to accommodate. I took a tour last summer (as part of the TESLIVE event), and it was well worth the trip.
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First delivery in UK is supposedly in April. Signatures May/June. So, I would have thought they must be building them now. I've never seen one.
RHD comments starting at 01:30 in this interview:
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&video=3000235883
