Tesla Shares Sink on Model 3 Delivery Miss, Price Cut
The electric-car maker will reduce prices by $2,000 as deliveries miss Wall Street estimates
Tesla Inc. on Wednesday said it cut prices for its entire vehicle lineup, raising concerns about future demand for the Model 3 after the electric-car maker’s new compact sedan drove record deliveries during the final three months of 2018.
The $2,000 across-the-board cut lowered the starting cost for the Model 3—the vehicle Tesla is banking on to reach the mass market—to $44,000. Tesla said the move was to help make up for the phasing out of federal tax incentives for its vehicles, beginning this year.
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