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  • Tesla unveils more affordable Model 3, gives glimpse at Apple's future auto competition

    jodyfanningjodyfanning
    sog35 said:

    Telsa is already losing about $17k for each Model S they sell.  And those cars cost $70-$130k each.
    Imagine how much Tesla is losing on the Model 3 which as 75% of the features the Model S has?

    Telsa must be losing at least $10k on each Model 3 they will sell.  Even with mass production there is no way that car cost less than $45k to design, build, and market.

    They aren't losing money on each car. They would be profitable with double digit margins if they weren't pouring all the profits from the S and X back into preparing for the 3. So you can't make any assumptions about the costs and margins of the 3.

    Stupid double posting.
    tallest skil

  • Tesla unveils more affordable Model 3, gives glimpse at Apple's future auto competition

    jodyfanningjodyfanning
    Agree 100%

    Telsa is already losing about $17k for each Model S they sell.  And those cars cost $70-$130k each.
    Imagine how much Tesla is losing on the Model 3 which as 75% of the features the Model S has?

    Telsa must be losing at least $10k on each Model 3 they will sell.  Even with mass production there is no way that car cost less than $45k to design, build, and market.
    They aren't losing money on each car. They would be profitable with double digit margins if they weren't pouring all the profits from the S and X back into preparing for the 3. So you can't make any assumptions about the costs of the 3.

    Their biggest problem is going to be whether they can actually manufacture the volumes needed to keep up with demand before everyone gets tired of waiting.
    propod