MarcusMaximus
Active Member
That's not how it works, though. Naïvely extrapolating the sales of hot, new item during phase-in is a foolish thing to do.
Plus, China has >130.000.000 potential customers for the Model 3 in China, according to Vincent.
In a market like that, 3.000 cars per week are alright – even very good for western standards – but far from being a ****ing Tsunami.
Context.
Taking a look here: China: automobile sales by month 2018 | Statistic
It looks like Chinese car sales dip quite a bit in Feb(and July? Ok.). Combine that with limited quantities available, long wait times, and the store not being the only(or most efficient) way to order one, and that sounds pretty good to me.
We want addressable demand, not demand that’s going to leave hundreds of thousands of people waiting years for their cars(*ahem*).