• Suburbanl3g3nd
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    3 hours ago

    Why not both nobody wants them and 60% of Americans can’t afford basic living expenses?

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      3 hours ago

      For all we know lots of people want them but can’t afford them.

      Paints two completely different scenarios from the same objective base observation that there are X amount of unsold Cybertrucks.

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        Why is that all you know and why are you lumping us in with you?

        They’ve got ~60% more inventory than sales (6k sold).

        For comparison Rivian has 400% more sales than inventory. (14k sold).

        This should be plenty of data to conclude how popular the Cybertruck actually is.

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          Are you comparing the same time frames? Because Rivian’s sales are down 36% for Q1 2025.

          I guess no one wants them either, or would a headline about Rivian invoke some other reason?

          That’s my point.

          • AmbiguousProps@lemmy.todayOP
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            Rivian didn’t over produce, and notably, didn’t go all in with the new authoritarian regime. Also, a 36% decrease in sales is much less than having $800 million (in MSRP) sitting in lots. The R1T is a very successful vehicle if you compare it to the Swastitruck.