Dropping the S and X is going to kill the market for them. Who is going to buy a car that they know is getting discontinued?

jdross 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Including Cybertruck, it's just 2.75% of sales

Q4 sales: Model 3 & Model Y: 406,585 deliveries All Other Models (S/X/Cybertruck): 11,642 deliveries

ebbi 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Carmakers discontinue models all the time. The support network is still around, and parts will still be produced for a while.

Yeah but most companies have a few dozen models, Tesla has 4.

	▲	ebbi 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Given the product splits, Model S and X served no further purpose besides taking up production capacity. If that unlocked capacity is used for more Model 3/Y builds or other product lines, then that would be a net positive for the company as opposed to continuing on with S/X for the sake of having product range.

_1 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's not like they aren't going to support any new purchases.

S launched in 2012.

X launched in 2016.

Both launched with slow rollouts.

Meanwhile, the average car in use today is 13 years old and getting older. (I currently drive a 22 year old car)

It definitely turns me off buying a used model S to know it's being discontinued. And if I extrapolate that to the 3/Y, a new purchase.

Given my desire for a midsize family sedan, it makes it feel like BMW i4 or Porsche Taycan just won me over in the future.

	▲	rconti 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think of the i4 as being more of a Model 3 / BMW 3 series size car, isn't it? The S is more in line with with 5er. I love the way the Taycan CrossTurismo thing looks, but holy hell getting in and out of it is like getting in and out of a sports car. I expect it to be slightly compromised compared to the competition, not.. extremely compromised.