One of the fun aspects of the automotive industry is to watch how all automakers playfully jerk each other off in clever and witty ways through advertising and interviews, simply because they compete with each other and take each other’s competitions in a good mood.
But sometimes these competitions can become heated and, as in the United States presidential election season, hostility can arise when competitions become even stronger and tougher. And this is exactly what happened with former Chevrolet Volt engineer John Bereis.
According to Bereisa, he does not have high hopes for the Tesla Model 3, and recently he expressed his opinion and belief that Tesla is going to lose money on every Model 3 sold.
Since then, Birch may simply hate himself, because he has connections with Tesla’s direct competitors. But on the other hand, the likelihood that automakers will lose money on new products is not a far-fetched forecast, as car companies may lose money on products due to performance and demand failures.
For example, Volkswagen AG lost a significant amount of money for every Bugatti Veyron produced and sold. But this is because Volkswagen AG used the strategy without the cost of creating and constructing Veyron, and therefore its capabilities and astronomical price. Cars like Veyron are called to make a name for themselves, and that’s what Model 3 is trying to do.
However, in the case of Model 3, Bereis came to this conclusion by analyzing the “factory variable costs” of Model 3, where he determined that the 2018 Tesla Model 3 would cost about $ 1,500 more than the initial sedan price of $ 35,000. USA.
In comparison, the new Chevrolet Bolt has “factory variable costs” of $ 4,980 less than $ 37,500. The reason for these obvious differences in stocks is ultimately due to the cost of the batteries.
-Jack Wilson