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Bon, Tesla tuimelt van 285 naar 275 dank zij de introductie van hun SUV

Ik denk omdat Tesla weer voeder voor FUD gegeven heeft door dit...

een $2500 pre order payment om de ontwikkelingskosten mee te helpen dragen, en einde 2020 mag je de auto ongeveer verwachten...

Dit is dus een heel andere strategie als de $1000 reservatie zoals bij het model 3 in het verleden.

https://electrek.co/2019/03/15/tesla-model-y-cash-grab/

Unlike that process, Tesla actually writes in the Model Y order agreement that it is not a deposit but a “pre-order payment” to cover “processing costs”:

“Pre-Order Process; Cancellation; Changes. After you submit your completed pre-order and the options you selected become available in production, which we expect to begin in the fourth quarter of 2020, we will begin the process of matching your pre-order to a vehicle and coordinating your Vehicle delivery. Your Pre-Order Payment covers the cost of these activities and other processing costs and is not a deposit for the Vehicle. Until your Vehicle is delivered to you, you may cancel your pre-order at any time, in which case you will receive a full refund of your Pre-Order Payment. Until your pre-order is matched to a vehicle, you may make changes to your Vehicle Configuration. If you make changes to your Vehicle Configuration, you may be subject to potential price increases for any pricing adjustments made since your original Pre-Order Date. Any changes made by you to your Vehicle Configuration, including changes to the delivery location or estimated delivery date, will be reflected in a subsequent Vehicle Configuration that will form part of this Agreement. When you take delivery of the Vehicle, we will provide a credit to the final pre-order price of your Vehicle equivalent to the amount of the Pre-Order Payment you paid. This Pre-Order Payment and this Agreement are not made or entered into in anticipation of or pending any conditional sale contract.”

The automaker still notes that the $2,500 “pre-order payment” is refundable.

But now let’s talk about this weird pre-ordering process that replaces Tesla’s usual reservation process.

After Tesla made several puzzling moves lately, like significantly cutting employee compensation and virtually offering short-term discounts on vehicles and features, we have been suspecting that Tesla is under a significant cash crunch this quarter.

I think this might be further evidence of that.

Tesla has never taken orders like this over a year before the actual planned deliveries.

It looks like a way to bring in more cash during a difficult time for Tesla financially this quarter.

I get that it’s still refundable and therefore, buyers might not care, but how is it refundable if it’s a fee for processing your pre-order and not a deposit? The exact same payment for Model 3 is not refundable.

I am curious to see if Tesla will disclose pre-order numbers this time. In our pre-launch show, Seth and I discussed how the experience of Model 3 reservation holders may result in a lower number of reservations for Model Y even though we think the demand for the crossover is higher than for Model 3

Maybe Tesla opening orders like that right away is a way to counter this feeling that it isn’t really an advantage to place a reservation.

I tend to think that it’s more of a way to increase their cash position at the end of the third quarter.