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Tesla Will Sell The Made-In-China Model 3 To European Buyers

Discussion in 'Tesla, Inc.' started by TMC Staff, Sep 11, 2020.

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    Would that be an attempt to improve build quality for a very demanding market? Sandy Munro already said that the vehicles Tesla will produce at Giga Austin would be dramatically better than the ones in Fremont. Chinese customers also said more than once that the build quality of made-in-China (MIC) Teslas was superior to that...
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    I would pay premium for quality built car over Fremont crap.
     
  3. Tiger

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    It's probably simply cheaper and faster to deliver from china. More competetive prices and shorter wait times.
     
  4. ItsNotAboutTheMoney

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    Forget wait times. The Chinese cars are cheaper.

    The EU has an increasingly competitive EV market, and Tesla is paying a 10% tariff. At least until it gets the not-quite-Berlin factory up and running, Tesla needs to reduce prices.

    It's not like Tesla can compete with its stellar customer service and build quality.
     
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    If it drops the price from 75k for the sr+ down to 50k (nz) and a similar price in aussie our Western Island, tesla again will have a to much demand problem.
    75k for the barebones sr+ and something like 105k for the performance m3 ATM.
     
  6. AmpedRealtor

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    So American buyers get the crap from Fremont. Great!
     

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