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Old 10-02-2018, 04:00 PM   #615 (permalink)
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Yeah, so Tesla would have to double production volume to reach Camry levels, which isn't going to happen. The bottleneck isn't demand for $35k Teslas, it's actually supply, and probably will be that way through next year too even as federal credits expire. Global sales will pick up the waning domestic sales and probably keep the line running near full capacity for the next 2 years or so, and by then the next model will be out, starting the demand cycle all over again.
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