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Re:Tesla: Insane or Clever by throwayEngineer on Monday May 20, 2019 @11:10AM (#19961123)
>A gasoline car is goods sold via dealership network at about zero margins

Citation needed.

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Re:Tesla: Insane or Clever by dumbfounder on Monday May 20, 2019 @11:25AM (#19961316)
https://www.autonews.com/article/20171019/RETAIL/171019631/n... shows gross margins in 2017 at 5.9%

This quora answer claims net margins at 1-2% back in 2013 (a lifetime ago) but there is no citation: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-profit-margin-of-a-new-car...

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Re:Tesla: Insane or Clever by throwayEngineer on Monday May 20, 2019 @11:53AM (#19961698)
6 percent is Definitely not 0.

Especially at 30k/vehicle price points.

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