« With Tesla having issues selling new Cybertrucks, the automaker is reportedly not taking any as trade-ins. Many Cybertruck owners reported trying to trade-in the truck for a new vehicle and they were told that the automaker currently doesn’t accept its own vehicle as a trade-in. »...
He probably refers to variable versus fixed costs more than direct/indirect costs which are related to cost accounting for management of specific products costs like R1T vs R1S or every components costs.
True. And I would add that inefficient plants that were shut down years ago because they weren't competitive could be started back as prices are going up and suddenly look like they are more productive. This is stupid and lead to bad business decisions and could also bring back to life old...
…to learn more about Rivian and its competitors in the EV market. Tesla downfall is probably good for Rivian even though it’s not positive for the EV market. May be it will help the OEM manufacturers to catch up as they are still way behind Rivian and Tesla.
Tesla’s Board is made of Musk puppets. It is not an independant Board and he will survive as long as he wants. May be some day he will realize by himself he should step down, even is it’s only an illusion…
No matter what you think of Elon involvement in the current mess in USA, he should face facts about destroying shareholder value for TSLA and it is not a short term issue. How disconnect does he need to be to pursue in the same path while watching Tesla brand being impaired like that ? He should...
The trade-in will be a lot worst within weeks. Nobody wants to wonder if his car will be vandalized. Insurance premiums will go to the roof if you are lucky enough to find one willing to cover a Tesla. Inventory must be pilling up like crazy now if they didn’t slow down production (we already...
I was under the impression that some Quad owners had rear half shafts issues that were related to switching to conserve mode while driving ? Is it still a potential issue ?
Fully agree. It isn’t that difficult to apply and same coating products applied by « professionals » are now easily available. Also lot of tutorials on You Tube on how to DIY (Out of Spec Detailing has good ones).
I use Cruise control all the time but not the FSD installed in the Model Y of my wife. It is painful and crazy scary… having Rivian replace Gen 1 hardware at the risk of putting even more financial pressure on them for such a useless feature wouldn’t make sense IMO. I would rather see them turn...
…and more financial management. Special edition implies lower production volume and additional inventories to support. It could be successful but I hope management keeps most of their limited resources on more profitable projects.