Comments by "Kenz300 x" (@KJSvitko) on "Elon Musk Teases Major Update! - Surge in Tesla's China Sales - Tesla is 20X in front of GM" video.

  1. Tesla pricing must take into account the $7500 tax credit. Adding a paint or interior color should not make you lose the tax credit. Why has there been such a long delay to updating or refreshing the Model S and X interiors with the new ambient lighting. Many people are holding off buying a new Model S or X while waiting for the new features. Why the slow roll out ? The focus on FSD is great but the cars need timely updates to their features. The slow roll out hurts sales. New features need to be rolled out promptly and not dragged out. The lack of focus on the Model S and X is hurting volume sales. All the costs for research, development and amortization of manufacturing equipment for the S and X should be written off by now. It is time to lower the prices of the Model S and X to reflect the reduced costs and increase sales volume. Glad to see the price drop by $2000 Should be more like $5000 drop. You need to be able to pick a desired exterior color and interior color and still be eligible for the IRA $7500 tax cut. Missing out on the $7500 tax cut because you chose to pick an exterior ($1500) and interior color ($2000) is just crazy. Paying $2000 more for interior color and then losing the $7500 tax credit does not make financial sense for most people. The Model S and X should have reduced costs to manufacture over time as R&D and amortization of production equipment should already be written off. These vehicles need an additional $2000 price drop.
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  2. Adapt, change or go bankrupt. Legacy auto dealers are a nightmare for legacy auto makers. They gouged customers trying to buy electric vehicles. Legacy auto dealers abused their customers by adding market price adjustments to gouge their customers for EVs They added pricey add ons and other costs to pump up the prices and their profits. Tesla has the right idea. Buy online. No hassle. No sitting in a show room for hours. No salesman BS. No crazy markups. No I have to see my manager BS. With Tesla you can buy a vehicle in 5 minutes or less online. The dealers have no one to blame but themselves. The dealers are dragging the legacy auto makers down with them. The problem with legacy auto makers having slow sales leads back to the legacy auto dealers. They try to talk people out of buying and EV and want to put them in a gasoline car.
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