Quality control problems at Tesla? Worse than Dacia?
Yes, and it now appears the problems are far worse than I’ve said up until now.
What I said up until now: apart from the Nazi, there are more fundamental problems that won’t go away by the Board firing him. Teslas are 20–30% more expensive than the competition, and the quality is worse than the competition.
I hadn’t realised how bad the quality issues are.
The Romanian brand Dacia is infamous for quality problems. As much as 13% of four year old cars don’t pass the annual inspection; they have developed faults that need to be repaired before they are allowed on the roads again.
With Tesla, it’s 20%. It’s totally without parallel. They don’t “have quality issues”, they’re junk.
And because of this, some dealerships no longer accept second hand Teslas. Purely due to poor quality. That’s also totally without parallel. I mean, sure, they’re not going to be too keen on accepting my 2006 Toyota as a trade-in, but it’s acquired a few dents and dings that’ll put a buyer off – although it still passes the annual inspection. But you’d imagine a 2020 Tesla to be something they could shift.
Currently, the dealerships that still take Teslas will offer you $20,000 for a 2020 that cost $70,000 new. (That’s not a basic model – those sell for just over $50,000 new.) This basically limits the market to those who can give away $10,000 per year, for no obvious benefit. BYD and KIA and MG are cheaper to buy new, and don’t depreciate to that extreme extent.
And independent experts still advise you that if you plan to sell your Tesla, do so now, because the prices are expected to drop even further. Teslas from car fleets of major corporations are going on the market soon – and they’re not buying new Teslas, mostly due to the quality concerns and the extreme cost of ownership. The Nazi image doesn’t help any – but Tesla is in major trouble even without him.
Sticker put under Tesla windshield wiper, Stockholm, Sweden: “Sell your Nazi car”
No comments:
Post a Comment