[ref http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/tesla-to-close-stores-sell-online-only-tp4692960p4693018.html willie sez: >Perhaps Bruce will want to sus (search) out some sales figures.<
see https://www.google.com/search?q=tesla+sales+figures ] % Here is a newer news item on this: % https://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-says-it-will-keep-more-stores-open-but-most-car-prices-will-go-up-3-2019-03-11 Tesla says it will keep more stores open, but most car prices will go up 3% Mar 11, 2019 In a blog posted on the company's website, the electric-car maker said it had spent the ... "As a result of keeping significantly more stores open, Tesla will need to ... https://www.motoring.com.au/tesla-forced-to-admit-real-prices-117415/ % Tesla's CEO has a lot on his plate. Outsiders (like the pontificating clueless media writers) can only guess(imagine) the CEO's reasoning. I don't have inside details nor a clue of what is on his desk or what transpires on the phone, chat, or wheels-n-deals in other countries (he has a lot of forks in the fire/a lot going on). But, lets review a bit (and I hope others will add to this brief list: There is a HUGE-mega(monopoly) alliance (Automobile Dealers Association), that fought Tesla (tooth-n-nail) https://www.google.com/search?q=Automobile+Dealers+Association+fight+Tesla to not let Tesla sell EVs. So, Tesla's CEO decided to find another way to legally sell without dealerships. Tesla's CEO has been to several countries. So, I'm guessing some new/good ideas/approaches were likely introduced to him (see newsitems.cn below). Selling online is NOT a new concept in the U.S. But a completely foreign approach to automakers (they will forever be thinking 1900's-old-school/backward/100 years behind). Recently, (media-outlet.jp) NHK did a news-piece on China's online sales. Interestingly, an online company (similar to poshmark https://www.google.com/search?q=Poshmark&source=lnms&tbm=vid ) started on its own (to help noobs sell online), but now that KOL sales are positively significant, the Communist.gov has poured $M into setting up an environment that aids in this revenue-generating endeavor (note: don't dwell on the word bloggers . These are citizens.cn that are selling online). Using the power of cheap handheld internet devices, KOLs have captured a portion of the market. As you view the video, note, the sellers were not worried sales dropping off, as they knew their use of discount coupons which were valid after midnight would again bring in large sales ... % https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/asiainsight/20190301/2022263/ The Change in China's Online Video Bloggers March 1, 2019 [video https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/2022263/ images https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/upld/thumbnails/en/tv/asiainsight/aa686ed43eb545d8d3973de175187be7_large.jpg https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/upld/thumbnails/en/tv/asiainsight/6c7b6356c8db1fa308051b8f9ae65d3d_large.jpg ] KOLs, an abbreviation for "Key Opinion Leaders," are a growing presence in Chinese advertising, video bloggers, and promoters who connect new consumers with products by using the strength of their personal recommendations. Their influence has been so great that the Chinese government built an entire industrial village for bloggers on the outskirts of Wuhan City. In this episode we meet the men and women who generate hundreds of millions of dollars and immeasurable support with the strength of their opinions ... [© nhk.or.jp] ... https://www.google.com/search?q=KOL+china % The CEO is thinking outside the box, implementing methods to circumvent the (evil/dark) forces that want his company to fail/die ... (see news-item links below). % - links .cn - https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/tesla-is-in-talks-with-chinese-battery-giant-to-power-model-3s-made-in-china-1.1226795 Tesla is in talks with Chinese battery giant to power Model 3s made in China 2019-03-11 Ltd. to power Model 3 cars the U.S. electric automaker plans to start ... down stores, the electric-vehicle pioneer is building a major facility near Shanghai ... https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tesla-gets-520m-funding-first-chinese-plant Tesla gets $520M in funding for first Chinese plant The Phnom Penh Post-11 hours ago Electric carmaker Tesla has won more than $520 million in loans from Chinese banks to build its first overseas car plant near Shanghai, the first foreign ... https://www.phnompenhpost.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_780x440/public/field/image/8-tesla.jpg?itok=CduxAxBF ... https://www.driven.co.nz/news/news/tesla-secures-chinese-funding-for-gigafactory-in-shanghai/ ... https://steelguru.com/auto/tesla-gets-usd-500-million-chinese-credit-for-shanghai-gigafactory/536233 Tesla gets USD 500 million Chinese credit for Shanghai Gigafactory 11 Mar 2019 The street reported that Electric carmaker Tesla Inc signed an agreement with lenders in China for a 12-month credit facility of up to 3.5 billion yuan, or about ... + https://thenewsminute.com/article/tesla-investors-sue-musk-his-repeated-misstatements-twitter-98028 Tesla investors sue Musk for his repeated 'misstatements' on Twitter 8According to a report in CNET late Friday, the investors sued the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, saying Musk's "ongoing unchecked misstatements on Twitter have hurt the electric car maker ... ... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tesla-musk-sec/teslas-musk-nears-deadline-to-respond-to-sec-contempt-bid-idUSKBN1QS18A ... https://www.rt.com/news/453479-musk-tweets-russian-meme-innovation/ For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ 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)
