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Tesla pulls out all the stops as Cybertruck sales grind to a halt (www.arenaev.com)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Tesla Cybertruck appears to be facing significant sales challenges. After initial hype faded, and over a million reservations turned out to be as real as unicorns, Tesla is now enabling leasing options and free upgrades to move its inventory of the futuristic pickup truck. The company's recent silence on the Cybertruck, even omitting it from their earnings call, speaks volumes about the situation.

Tesla initially projected sales of 500,000 Cybertrucks annually and established production capacity at the Giga Texas for 250,000 units per year. After working through the initial reservation backlog with fewer than 40,000 deliveries, the automaker is now struggling to sell the remaining vehicles.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 months ago (11 children)

I was one of those that put down a deposit and happily waited for this truck to replace my 25 year old car. Then after he called the diver/rescuers pedophiles, I was instantly turned off. Now I actively push others to not buy a Tesla and refer to all Teslas as a Nazi mobile.

Get fucked Elon.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wow, the Cybertruck was announced that long ago?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, the cave thing happened in 2018, but the Cybertruck was announced late 2019.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Oh man, I got my timelines wrong. I think it was closer to a slow progression than instantly.

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