Giga Berlin will reduce Tesla prices in Europe?

[DoomScroller]

Tesla prices in Europe seem to be 36% more than in the United States. A model Y for example (which isn't available yet in EU), is

€ 68,430 in Spain, but € 43,892 in the US (after converting from USD to EUR for comparison purposes), a 36% increase, primarily due to 21% VAT and 10% Import Fee I believe. Is is reasonable to believe that after Giga Berlin is producing Model Y's that the Import Fee will go away thus reducing the price by 10%? That's close to $8500 USD, not chump change.

 

[Watts_Up]

Tesla prices in Europe seem to be 36% more than in the United States. A model Y for example (which isn't available yet in EU), is

€ 68,430 in Spain, but € 43,892 in the US (after converting from USD to EUR for comparison purposes), a 36% increase, primarily due to 21% VAT and 10% Import Fee I believe. Is is reasonable to believe that after Giga Berlin is producing Model Y's that the Import Fee will go away thus reducing the price by 10%? That's close to $8500 USD, not chump change.

Prices between Europe and US are not always just a currency exchange rate, see the following article:

Cheaper Than In Europe, VW ID.4 Might Not Be Profitable In the US​

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The ID.4 costs $14,054 less in the US than it costs in Germany, where it is produced.​

If we did not consider the German VAT, the ID.4 would still cost €37,353.​

That's equivalent to $45,419, or $5,424 more than American customers pay for the electric crossover.​

Although there are more factors than taxes determining prices in each country,​

such as dealership network profit margins and transportation costs,​

explaining why the ID.4 is cheaper in the US than in Germany is something only Volkswagen can do.​

 

[DeepFrz]

I have no idea what the pricing will look like but there is apparently a delivery ceremony scheduled for this Friday, Mar. 04, 22. We should soon see what the prices will settle at.

Tesla to open Berlin gigafactory on Friday, delivery event planned

Tesla's Berlin EV factory is expected to start making Model Ys for delivery to customers within weeks, with final approval for manufacture expected by Friday.

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