At this point in time here in the U.S. I would agree. Most of the RWD units have already been delivered. What remains in the LR order pool are AWD and P cars. It also makes sense that a large percentage of the LR cars will ultimately be AWD. Most parts of the U.S. deal with snow and or ice in winter. If you are already going to spend $50,000 for a Model 3, adding $4k for AWD makes good sense for resale value. Whether AWD will be as popular in a $35,000 SR model remains to be seen.
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This paragraph is the only one that you've posted that actually has the ring of truth in it. Of course, it's not about Tesla, so there's that. Let's see how all your buddies are doing: Do You Have to Let It Linger? Dealers Struggle With Old Stock During a Season of Renewal - The Truth About Cars
[EDIT:] So people aren't forced to follow the link, a summary is: dealers are not doing well; they have scads of unsold brand-new previous year(s) models on their lots.
I'd like to see how many of these were simply pushing software updates. LOTS of ppl hit either service centers or rovers for SW updates when they didn't come or they wanted something newer. Service always tags this as a service call (trust me, that's how service warranty and billing works) and it could somewhat skew REAL service needs. Just a thought.
A buddy of mine got delivery delayed due to wrong color. Not only was he impressed by the efforts they went to in order to get him his correct car ASAP, he was told that they were able to reassign his car and deliver it to another line-waiter.
Based on his experience, along with the seemingly relatively small percentage of affected persons, I think this is much ado about nothing.
It's not contradictory; there have been issues. Check the Model 3 owners survey - actually a majority of users have had slow app wakeup speeds, for example, some bluetooth and Homelink issues have been quite common, etc. The key point however is that most peoples' issues have been minor, and that owner satisfaction has been extremely high. Even among people who are coming from sports / luxury brands.
Do you know how you recognise FUDster on TMC?
ps.Thx for what you are doing. It is excellent buying opportunity.
Thank you for making my statement about inventory more believable. Now you know why I left the business 14 years ago. 0% interest created a bubble that is about to burst. Take advantage of it while you can because it will not be coming back once it is gone.
One relative just leased a Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring this past weekend with a .0000001 money factor from Chase. Mind-boggling. (She came out of a Mercedes lease) Half the safety features are right out of Tesla's playbook. Adaptive cruise, blind spot warning, AEB, Lane keep, etc.
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I think you completely, deliberately misunderstand.
Your inventory statement applies to the old guard, ICE dealers, and their method of doing business: build first, sell later (and use as many nefarious tricks as you can to snooker customers). Tesla's method, sell first, build later currently has a logistics difficulty but that will be sorted through. It's better for Tesla because the cars have already been bought.
I do admire your patience, on the one hand; it's something I don't have much of and would probably be better off with more. On the other hand, your constant misinformation and spinning is tiresome.
You seem to forget that Tesla is wearing both hats: Manufacturer AND dealer. So the "old guard" rules do apply. If they eliminated showrooms, service, and delivery centers that would be breaking new ground. Until then, the old rules apply to them just like the others. Ignoring these facts would not be wise for Tesla.
Just ask Jon McNeill. He got paid $700,000 last year to help Tesla reduce its unsold inventory. He did a great job cutting the numbers from over 8,000 to a little over 2,000 in just six month. Unfortunately, Tesla was back to 8,000 at the end of Q2. In 4 weeks we will know how much of that related to the 1,400 M3's here in the U.S. and the 200k issue. The 6,600 Model S & X are scattered around the globe.
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Are you under the misapprehension that Tesla keeps meaningful inventory on showroom lots?
You seem to forget that your ICE buddies, the Dealers, get the cars from the Manufacturer and then have to figure out how to foist them on a largely unsuspecting (but not happy) public.
You seem to forget that Tesla starts making a car only when it's been ordered by a customer. Of course the Model 3 is just slightly different for now, because of the huge number of reservations, Tesla has actually block-produced cars and then matches them up with orders. But it's not the same thing as the ICE method at all.
My patience is now exhausted.
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Heard the mustachioed said something along the line of "nowadays, large number of people are using the Internet so <...>". How out of touch is this guy to have to stress that people are using the Internet?!
He is under the impression that if he can help create that impression then it will help his cause.
You read my articles. You know I use the exact numbers released by Tesla. I have no clue where all the cars are stored. But yes, some are on the lots. I have one M3 here in Jacksonville that has been here since the first week in May. It is not alone in sitting for weeks at a time. Others are reporting similar findings at their centers. Check the forums.
I have no "cause". I just want people to know the facts as I have seen them for myself and taken photos on the lots. I am one of the people that reports numbers to Bloomberg. Have been doing so since they created the report
Unless and until you can provide similar surveys dealing with the ICE and BV vehicles with which the Model 3 competes, this survey is meaningless. I need to know how many C class Mercedes, 3 series BMW's, and Chevy Bolts had defects, etc., before I can decide whether there are significant issues with the model 3 Tesla.
Until we have something to compare this with, I'll consider this interesting, but it truly tells me very little about the quality of the model 3.
It does seem like the logistics of delivery really caught them off guard. Which makes total sense with 110 percent focus on getting the assembly lines working. The logistics of this is huge and to do it overnight has got to be tough. I worked in logistics and alot of the trucking and rail companies seemed to be very old school (outdated tech) with limited yards and trucks/drivers. It has to be tough to build the network to service a large new client like Tesla.
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