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Old 02-23-2019, 02:35 PM   #76 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RedDevil View Post
Specifically, the $35.000 Model 3 will be a fact. Tesla can sell a $42,200 mid range Model 3 with a $3,000 sound system and a lot of other premium stuff at a > 20% profit margin, so just a smaller battery and a simple sound system would be enough to maintain a healthy margin on the base model.
I doubt a premium sound system costs Tesla 10% more than the standard system.

When I was doing interiors for Mercedes we had options with 1000% profit margins. Add $10 in parts and charge $1000 for the option

In the automotive world margins come on the options.
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