yeah it's a gamble if you get a good tesla. :D

sorry, couldn't resist. :p

That was horrible!

And funny too. 🤓 😁 🤣

Very horrible. Go wash your mouth out with soap Bit! No water, you need to suffer :)

tesla sales drop in china in july as they revamp for new model 3. byd is killing it there...

Tesla's China-made EV sales slide in July from June as BYD stretches lead
By Qiaoyi Li and Brenda Goh
August 3, 20236:11 AM EDTUpdated 14 hours ago

BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China's BYD extended its lead over Tesla in China-made electric vehicles sales in July, industry data showed, as customers snapped up its lower-priced EVs and its U.S. rival idled some production to prepare for a revamped Model 3 launch.

Sales of Tesla's (TSLA.O) China-made vehicles fell 31% in July from June, data from China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) showed on Thursday, marking its first month-on-month decline since December, when it struggled with rising inventories.

Tesla sold 64,285 China-made EVs in July, up 128% from 28,217 a year earlier when a scheduled upgrade to its Shanghai factory curbed production. It has been a tradition for Tesla to upgrade production lines during the heat of summer.

Meanwhile BYD (002594.SZ), with its Dynasty and Ocean series of EVs and petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, said it posted a 61% year-on-year rise in July sales to 261,105 passenger vehicles, including 18,169 which were exported.

CPCA is set to publish full data for July later this month, with sales of new energy passenger vehicles in China estimated to reach 750,000.

Tesla has prioritised sales growth over profit this year, firming its popularity in the world's largest auto market even though Chinese brands for the first time took more than 50% of their home market in sales terms in the first half.

Tesla slashed prices at the start of the year, initiating a price war that has drawn in more than 40 brands in China.

It offered new cash bonuses on top-selling models in China in July, as part of a global customer referral incentive, kicking off a new round of price cuts as General Motors (GM.N) and Volkswagen followed.

Tesla was the only foreign brand to increase its market share in China in the first half, according to Chinese industry data. Its second quarter China deliveries hit a record 156,676.

Still, BYD outsold Tesla China by 29% in EV sales in the first half while its lower-priced Dolphin EV outsold Tesla's Model 3, which is expected to be revamped in September.

Chinese EV startups such as Nio and Xpeng also saw their deliveries rebound in July as they ramped up deliveries of newly launched SUV models ES6 and G6.

China wants to boost sales of cars and other big-ticket items as its post-COVID-19 economic recovery has lost steam.

Authorities unveiled measures to increase automobile sales last month. In June, they announced an extension of a purchase tax break on new energy vehicles (NEVs) until 2027.

https://www.reuters.com/business/aut...mm-2023-08-03/

Does BYD make quality cars?

I don't know anything about them so I have no idea if we are comparing apples to apples.

Maybe the asian market prefers a cheaper car, if it's cheaper than a Tesla?

I have no idea on quality. BYD definitely makes a lot of cars that are only geared for the Asian market and wouldn't be attractive to North American buyers. But I think that will change as they can easily adapt. They sell currently in third world countries like India, Thailand and Brazil

Rebooting my Tesla :D

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.clu...d7cfd7f7b1.png

What version? I don't see an update.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.clu...2c0eec2770.jpg
It popped up on my way home from work. Ran the update when I got home. They stagger it, so you'll get it soon

software happens. :D

I've been driving 30 years and can honestly say I've never had to update the software on any of my cars. Lol

We're on version 2023.20.9. Is this a HW3 vs HW4 version discrepancy thing? Our was updated last week from 20.8.

I'm on HW3. If I had gotten the car a month later, it would have had HW4

Computer on wheels! Each update makes the car better. My Polestar is an example. It's vastly better, performs better and is more efficient than when I took delivery in Jan 2022. Lots of new features as well

that's because they're dumb. :D

my last hyundai update added tons of features to the infotainment and made full width android auto work finally... :dance2:

to namea couple of new audio features, i now have ability to have music just through front speakers if people sleeping in back, and also to use the microphone in front to talk to people in back without yelling (it will play what microphone hears through rear speakers).