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8. I think those numbers represent deliveries to dealers, who already had them on order.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 11:53 AM

Apr 2

Does not necessarily reflect actual sales. Go by any large dealership and you'll see lots filled with cars waiting to be sold. There's a Walmart parking lot I pass fairly frequently and most of the time almost a 3rd of the lot is filled with new cars. The dealers must rent out the space from Walmart to store their unsold car/truck inventory.

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Tesla reports 336,000 vehicle deliveries in first quarter, 13% drop from a year ago [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 OP

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I think those numbers represent deliveries to dealers, who already had them on order. Fla Dem Apr 2 #8

Thanks. I've been wondering what constitutes a delivery. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2 #9

I had no clue about who owned Tesla Dealerships, so googled. Fla Dem Apr 2 #10

maybe there is still et tu Apr 2 #11