Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity

Re:Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity by legacynl on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @10:20AM (#20809829)

There is a healthy margin on every car they sell. They just invested so much that they are still not making a profit. The way I'm reading it is that they can make a profit if they sell them at 45k, but they rather sell them at 35k to sell MORE. Expansion has a cost, and it's the reason why they're not making a profit.

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Re:Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity by semi-extrinsic on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @11:39AM (#20810774)

No, the point is they are currently not selling any at $35k. They are filling the high-end orders first, hoping that they can do $35k profitably in the end.

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Re:Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity by kingnothing on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @03:49PM (#20813758)

You can walk in to a Tesla store and buy the $35k car today. It's just not for sale on their web site.

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Re:Elon Musk Gambled Tesla to Save SolarCity by pmorici on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @07:25AM (#20818683)

Their reported ASP last quarter, Q2, on the model 3 was 50k.

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