Tesla Cybertruck appears to be facing significant sales challenges. After initial hype faded, and over a million reservations turned out to be as real as unicorns, Tesla is now enabling leasing options and free upgrades to move its inventory of the futuristic pickup truck. The company’s recent silence on the Cybertruck, even omitting it from their earnings call, speaks volumes about the situation.

Tesla initially projected sales of 500,000 Cybertrucks annually and established production capacity at the Giga Texas for 250,000 units per year. After working through the initial reservation backlog with fewer than 40,000 deliveries, the automaker is now struggling to sell the remaining vehicles.

  • @PagPag
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    645 hours ago

    It’s a solid real world filter.

    This is definitely more acceptable than “no social media” being a red flag. Got that one before lol

      • @[email protected]
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        47 minutes ago

        I’ve heard it mentioned, but I assume the people who believe it are people who are on Instagram all day

      • @[email protected]
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        134 minutes ago

        To a lot of people yes, but I think they’re more worried there’s nothing that proves you’re a real person, if that makes sense.

        I see it as a liability more than anything. Your data is forever.

      • @deus
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        147 minutes ago

        Not really, but since we live in a world where most people are happily sharing their lives online it’s easy to imagine how not using social media might make people think you have something to hide and, therefore, can’t be trusted.

    • TheLowestStone
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      414 hours ago

      No social media is a green flag IMO.

      • @Psythik
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        You’re literally using social media right now.

        Edit: Downvote me all you want, but the fact of the matter is that Lemmy is social media. There’s media on here, and we discuss it in a social setting. Literally the definition of “social media”.

        • @MutilationWave
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          293 hours ago

          Anonymous social media like this is not what people think of when someone says “social media”.

        • @TehWorld
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          23 hours ago

          Both can be true. I’m reducing my usage of the REALLY BAD social media and trying to make THIS social media better.