My wife and I have just ordered our Model 3. Hopefully it will be the last car that we will buy. Bobby Keeland
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 11:33 AM Jay Summet via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > I assume they have looked at the percentage of orders they get online vs > at their local stores when they make this decision. > > If the demand from online sales channels is already more than they can > manufacture, why bother keeping the regular stores? (other than as > service locations). > > If I had a spare $35,000 sitting around I would have no problems buying > the base Model 3 online given their generous no questions asked money > back trial period. > > Jay > > On 3/1/19 10:41 AM, Peri Hartman via EV wrote: > > Is Musk right - people are comfortable buying online? > > Peri > > > > > https://www.seattletimes.com/business/tesla-to-close-stores-take-orders-for-a-35000-model-3/ > > > > > > Tesla will sell its electric cars only online as it accelerates its cost > > cutting so it can realize its long-running goal of selling a mass-market > > sedan for $35,000. > > ... > > To save money, Tesla will close many of its stores, but leave some open > > as galleries or “information centers” in high-traffic areas. > > ... > > The online sales shift will enable Tesla to lower all vehicle prices by > > 6 percent, on average, including its higher-end Model S and Model X. > > ... > > Although he said going online-only was a difficult decision, Musk said > > he believes it’s the right one. “It’s 2019,” he said. “People want to > > buy things online.” > > ... > > Although Musk said he didn’t know for certain, he predicted there’s > > enough pent-up demand to sell about 500,000 Model 3s annually at the > > starting price of $35,000. > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190301/e7abb83d/attachment.html> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA > > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20190301/64d6e1ea/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
