Stellantis: Vehicle price cuts “a race to the bloodbath”
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https://www.arcamax.com/business/businessnews/s-3071586sample quote For now, the automaker is on track with EV goals, CEO Carlos Tavares said, including finally entering the all-electric market in the Unites States. Stellantis' U.S. sales fell 1% last year, as competitors reported increases. But Tavares said pricing only will come down to the degree that the automaker can reduce its costs. As Tesla Inc. slashes pricing on its electric vehicles, Tavares says he's unwilling to jeopardize profitability, because EVs are 40% more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts and the automaker needs to invest in better technologies and efficiencies to survive the transition. "If you just go and cut pricing, this regarding the reality of your cost situation, it's a race to the bottom, and a race to the bottom will end up with a bloodbath," Tavares said during a virtual presentation. "And that's exactly what I'm trying to avoid." end quote My guess is that Tavares has been told European governments will not allow a company with his number of employees to go bankrupt. On the other hand Tesla could go bankrupt.
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For the time being, the big automakers still have ICE and hybrid vehicles to sell along with EV. Tesla has been zipping along basically competition free since inception. Tesla has no fall back. It ain't gonna be pretty.
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Situation is exacerbated by the gubmint picking winners and losers. Tesla carries no legacy costs and has only spent money on technology that is being forced on the competition, not what people actually prefer to buy in a free market scenario.
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For the time being, the big automakers still have ICE and hybrid vehicles to sell along with EV. Tesla has been zipping along basically competition free since inception. Tesla has no fall back. It ain't gonna be pretty. Teslas are the only EV's that are selling
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I sure don't want an EV (glorified golf cart) of any brand. You mean you don’t want something that catches fire in your home during recharging and requires tens of thousands of gallons of water to keep from thermal runaway? People are facing this issue in rentals right now. Do you allow it or not? Guys don’t leave drill batteries plugged up in their trailers in the way home from the races for a reason. Too many have seen the fires that happen out of nowhere and once you notice it, it’s too late to do much
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. Price cuts not just on electrics, either.
2023 Pacifica hybrids and 2023 Challengers at 0% financing for 72 months, Jeep following this, and Ram tossing lots of cash on the hoods of new sales. Stellantis and FIAT have a record amount of unsold vehicles, somewhere in the area of twice the national average for manufacturers. 0%/72 or even 0%/84 doesnt mean much when they inflated the price of the car/truck by 30-50% during covid and TRYING to keep it there. Nissan just told US suppliers they'll pull Rogue production out of the US unless they slash their inflated parts prices. Nobody is buying at these dumb covid prices
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0%/72 or even 0%/84 doesnt mean much when they inflated the price of the car/truck by 30-50% during covid and TRYING to keep it there. Nissan just told US suppliers they'll pull Rogue production out of the US unless they slash their inflated parts prices. Nobody is buying at these dumb covid prices
Yep, been shopping for a vehicle lately, I;d rather buy used, I get way more for way less.
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Where are you seeing the zero percent at? I keep looking at a local car and it mentions like 7% for excellent credit. Dodge site has something like that as the incentive package.
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Where are you seeing the zero percent at? I keep looking at a local car and it mentions like 7% for excellent credit. Dodge site has something like that as the incentive package. Generally the discount will switch from month to month, they'll either use the money to buy the rate down or just put the cash on the hood. Cars are so overpriced right now that some are offering both
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Where are you seeing the zero percent at? I keep looking at a local car and it mentions like 7% for excellent credit. Dodge site has something like that as the incentive package. Generally the discount will switch from month to month, they'll either use the money to buy the rate down or just put the cash on the hood. Cars are so overpriced right now that some are offering both That’s interesting. I’ve been watching this same car at the local dealer since about May. The price moved down slightly over the months, interest rate offers never came down, might’ve gone up even, and the price bottomed out back around first of November. Since then it has risen about two grand. It’s the same car for sure. I stopped and sat in it back about October and it’s the same vin and pics. A zero for 72 months advertised with the lowest price might’ve moved me. Guess this local dealer isn’t hurting, even with all the challengers piled up on his several lots.
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Where are you seeing the zero percent at? I keep looking at a local car and it mentions like 7% for excellent credit. Dodge site has something like that as the incentive package. Generally the discount will switch from month to month, they'll either use the money to buy the rate down or just put the cash on the hood. Cars are so overpriced right now that some are offering both That’s interesting. I’ve been watching this same car at the local dealer since about May. The price moved down slightly over the months, interest rate offers never came down, might’ve gone up even, and the price bottomed out back around first of November. Since then it has risen about two grand. It’s the same car for sure. I stopped and sat in it back about October and it’s the same vin and pics. A zero for 72 months advertised with the lowest price might’ve moved me. Guess this local dealer isn’t hurting, even with all the challengers piled up on his several lots. MAY?? I'd bet money that thing got punched a long time ago (a new car they mark as sold to get the sales point) that is now a used car and loses all incentives and gets tagged with a higher interest rate. You'll get a bigger discount but higher rate with those, pointless over a new one. I'd jump on the sites and search, buy plane ticket, drive home if you want a new challenger, they aren't making them anymore
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Where are you seeing the zero percent at? I keep looking at a local car and it mentions like 7% for excellent credit. Dodge site has something like that as the incentive package. Generally the discount will switch from month to month, they'll either use the money to buy the rate down or just put the cash on the hood. Cars are so overpriced right now that some are offering both That’s interesting. I’ve been watching this same car at the local dealer since about May. The price moved down slightly over the months, interest rate offers never came down, might’ve gone up even, and the price bottomed out back around first of November. Since then it has risen about two grand. It’s the same car for sure. I stopped and sat in it back about October and it’s the same vin and pics. A zero for 72 months advertised with the lowest price might’ve moved me. Guess this local dealer isn’t hurting, even with all the challengers piled up on his several lots. MAY?? I'd bet money that thing got punched a long time ago (a new car they mark as sold to get the sales point) that is now a used car and loses all incentives and gets tagged with a higher interest rate. You'll get a bigger discount but higher rate with those, pointless over a new one. I'd jump on the sites and search, buy plane ticket, drive home if you want a new challenger, they aren't making them anymore It’s the same rough price at other dealers, none of which advertise zero percent. Hence my wondering where you have seen it offered. I see that no place, not at dodge, not at dealers. Lots of these cars sit unsold at dealers. I think like 7500 new challengers exist on lots. None are the exact build I’d would’ve specs,,but some are close enough I think. I have my pick within a couple hundred miles for instance. Seems Stellantis killed the car line by saying they would stop building them. So the 170s etc were snapped up, while Scats on down sit unwanted. But yeah, a zero might get things moving. Production I saw was only about 45,000 for the year, I thought more people would jump at their last chance to order up a new car for the last time.
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https://www.arcamax.com/business/businessnews/s-3071586sample quote For now, the automaker is on track with EV goals, CEO Carlos Tavares said, including finally entering the all-electric market in the Unites States. Stellantis' U.S. sales fell 1% last year, as competitors reported increases. But Tavares said pricing only will come down to the degree that the automaker can reduce its costs. As Tesla Inc. slashes pricing on its electric vehicles, Tavares says he's unwilling to jeopardize profitability, because EVs are 40% more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts and the automaker needs to invest in better technologies and efficiencies to survive the transition. "If you just go and cut pricing, this regarding the reality of your cost situation, it's a race to the bottom, and a race to the bottom will end up with a bloodbath," Tavares said during a virtual presentation. "And that's exactly what I'm trying to avoid." end quote My guess is that Tavares has been told European governments will not allow a company with his number of employees to go bankrupt. On the other hand Tesla could go bankrupt.
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I’ve wondered if Tesla was still profitable because of the smog credits they sell to other makers? Or if they are turning a buck on their cars now? If others sell more evs, will Tesla start losing money again?
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