※ 引述《Scape (缺钙缺很大)》之铭言：
: 来源：(富比士)
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: Tesla Is Now America's Number One Premium Automotive Company, Outsells BMW,
: Lexus In Q4
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: Tesla 第四季销量超越BMW、Lexus，成为美国第一大豪华汽车公司
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: Despite legal and financial struggles, Tesla managed to cross the 2018
: finishing line well ahead of all its competitors in the U.S. premium
: automotive market, including prestigious carmaker brands such as
: Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus, Infiniti, and Acura.
: 尽管在法律和金融方面遇到困难，但Tesla 还是在领先美国高级汽车市场的所
: 有竞争对手的情况下成功地跨了2018年的终点线。包括Mercedes-Benz、BMW、
: Lexus、Infiniti、和Acura 等知名品牌。
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: Today, the Silicon Valley automaker disclosed that it delivered more than
: 90,000 vehicles for the last quarter of 2018—8% more than in the third
: quarter, which was already an all-time-high for the company—including 63,150
: Model 3 (+13% from Q3), 13,500 Model S, and 14,050 Model X vehicles.
: 今天，来自硅谷的汽车制造商披露，它在2018年最后一个季度交付了超过九万辆
: 汽车，比第三季增加了8％，这已经是该公司的历史新高 - 包括63150辆 Model 3
: （比第三季多13％）、13500辆Model S、和14050辆 Model X。
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: As previously reported, Tesla outsold Mercedes-Benz in the U.S. in the third
: quarter and my company, Atherton Research expected Tesla to also outsell BMW
: in the last quarter of 2018 as the American car company accelerates its
: production cadence.
: 正如之前报导的那样，Tesla 在第三季度在美国超过Mercedes-Benz，而我的公
: 司Atherton Research 也预计Tesla 在2018年最后一个季度也将超过BMW，因为
: 这家美国汽车公司正在加速其生产节奏。
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: Well, I can confirm today, exclusively for Forbes readers, that Tesla is
: officially the #1 premium automotive company in the U.S. outselling BMW and
: Lexus by a wide margin.
: 好吧，我今天可以向Forbes 读者证实，Tesla 正式成为美国排名第一的高级汽
: 车公司，大幅超越BMW 和Lexus。
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: Our estimate indicates that the Bavarian luxury car maker sold about 80,000
: BMW-branded vehicles (cars and SUVs) in the final quarter of the year, around
: 10,000 fewer than Tesla—the German automaker is expected to announce its
: official sales numbers in the coming days.
: 我们的估计显示，这家巴伐利亚豪华汽车制造商（指BMW）在今年最后一个季度
: 销售了约八万辆BMW（cars and SUVs），比Tesla 少了约一万辆 - 这家德国汽
: 车制造商预计将在未来几天公布其官方销售数据。
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: And the gap between the electric car maker—which by the way also sells solar
: panels and clean energy storage—and its competitors is widening as Tesla
: continues to increase its production rate, expands to international markets
: (deliveries to Europe and China will start next month), offers a leasing
: option for the Model 3 and reduces the price of its vehicles (read more about
: it below).
: 随着Tesla 继续提高其生产率，扩展到国际市场（下个月将开始向欧洲和中国
: 交货），电动车制造商（其中也销售太阳能电池板和清洁能源存储电池）及其
: 竞争对手之间的差距正在扩大），为Model 3 提供租赁选项并降低其车辆价格
: （详见下文）。
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: In 2018, Tesla delivered more than 245,000 vehicles (145,846 Model 3 and
: 99,394 Model S and X), almost as many vehicles as it did in all its prior
: years combined.
: 在2018年，Tesla 交付了超过24.5万辆汽车（145846辆Model 3 和99394辆S&X），
: 几乎与前几年的总和一样多。
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: In a statement, the Palo Alto-based carmaker confirmed that last year was
: also the first time in decades that an American car – the Model 3 – was the
: best-selling premium vehicle in the U.S. for the full year, "with U.S. sales
: of Model 3 roughly double those of the runner-up."
: 总部位于Palo Alto 的汽车制造商在一份声明中证实，去年也是几十年来第一
: 次有美国汽车 - Model 3 - 是全年最畅销的豪华车，同时“Model 3 的美国销
: 量大致是亚军的两倍。“
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: Tesla also announced that starting today, it will reduce the price of its
: Model S, Model X and Model 3 vehicles in the U.S. by $2,000 to partially
: absorb the reduction of the federal electric-vehicle (EV) tax credit, which,
: as of January 1st, dropped from $7,500 to $3,750.
: Tesla 还宣布，从今天开始，它将使其在美国的Model S、Model X、和Model 3
: 价格降低2000美元，以部分吸收联邦电动车辆（EV）从1月1号后从7500美元下降
: 至3750美元的税收抵免的减少。
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: Atherton Research's Take
: As we expected and wrote two months ago, Tesla has now become in the fourth
: quarter of 2018 the number 1 luxury automaker in America both in sales
: volume, outselling Lexus and BMW, and revenue—a remarkable milestone, for a
: 15-year-old company with just 3 models and no dealer network.
: 正如我们在两个月前所预期和报导的那样，Tesla 现在已经成为2018年第四季度
: 美国排名第一的豪华汽车制造商，销量和营收都超过Lexus 和BMW - 这是一个非
: 凡的里程碑，特别是对于一间只有15岁、只卖三种车款、且没有经销网络的公司
: 来说。
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: For 2019, we predict that Tesla's growing sales trend will continue and that
: the Silicon Valley automaker will outsell all its competitors in the U.S.
: premium vehicle category for the full year.
: 对于2019年，我们预测Tesla 不断增长的销售趋势将继续，并且硅谷汽车制造商
: 将在全年赢过美国豪华车类别的所有竞争对手。
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: As Tesla ramps up production and deliveries in Europe, German automakers
: including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and Porsche, will start feeling intense
: competitive pressure in their home market as they struggle to transition to
: full-electric vehicles.
: 随着Tesla 在欧洲增加产量和交付量，包括Mercedes-Benz、BMW、Audi、和Porsche
: 在内的德国汽车制造商将开始在本土市场面临激烈的竞争压力，因为他们正在努
: 力过渡到全电动汽车。
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: Indeed, despite announcing billions of dollars of investments in electric
: technologies over the next few years, we don't expect German automakers to
: deliver anything that will seriously compete with Tesla's current
: all-electric and semi-autonomous vehicle lineup before 2020 at the earliest.
: 事实上，尽管宣布了将会在未来几年内投资数十亿美元的发展电动车技术，但我
: 们并不认为德国汽车制造商可以在2020年之前提供任何真正能与Tesla 目前的全
: 电动和半自动驾驶汽车阵容竞争的产品。
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: And that's before any additional price reductions and innovations Tesla could
: announce in the meantime.
: 而且这还没考虑到Tesla 有可能在此期间提供降价或是创新、车辆改款。
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: Finally, although we believe that the $2,000 price cut that Tesla announced
: today will affect the bottom line of the American automaker in the current
: first quarter of 2019, it will also help keep demand strong.
: 最后，尽管我们认为Tesla 今天宣布的2000美元降价将影响到2019年第一季度，
: 但它也将有助于保持强劲的需求。
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: The federal EV tax credit will drop again on July 1st, from $3,750 to $1,875.
: By then, we expect Tesla to release the long-promised $35,000 Model 3 base
: version alongside more details about its all-electric pick-up truck and the
: Model Y crossover, which the final prototype was approved for production last
: October.
: 联邦电动汽车税收抵免将在7月1日再次下降，从3750美元降至1875美元。到那
: 时，我们预计Tesla 将发布承诺很久了的35000美元Model 3 基础版以及有关其
: 全电动皮卡和最终原型机已于去年10月批准生产的跨界车Model Y 的更多细节。
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: Tesla 凭著Model 3 终于在自家美国市场拿回几十年都未曾有过的豪华车销量第一
: 用一款车、一年半的时间(Model 3 2017年7月底开始交车)全面打趴德日豪华车车厂
: 现在要开始向欧洲发货了，进攻BBA 的大本营
: Model 3 能否在欧洲复制美国的成功经验？只能继续看下去了
我查了一下所谓豪华车的定义
一般大约是说配备先进豪华
大家说内装质感,用料好,可以算是豪华
至于配备先进，特斯拉绝对有这个资格
高科技萤幕跟操作，炫目也先进，跟许多豪华车等级一样
至于性能先进与否
特斯拉性能绝对够资格称做先进
当然这定义一定很模糊
因为20年前的保时捷内装性能是豪华车
可是20年后以他的内装跟特斯拉比，一定不能比
但是在普遍的原则上，至少一定要在配备性能上能有一定的水准
特斯拉大家都说内装不怎么样，但是其他地方符合先进跟科技
最重要的是，宣称豪华车之后，大家买不买单
很显然大家认同这品牌可以称做豪华车
通常豪华车要配备性能优异，就代表高价
但是反过来说也有豪华车品牌出个入门车
配备阳春到不行
还是一个原因，除了自己宣称外，还得看市场认不认同
我们也有属于自己的豪华智慧车
东方梅巴赫
https://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail/8597/maybach-62-luxgen7-ceo
https://imgur.com/hF4Djs4.jpg
至于有没有获得认同呢?
至少销量是豪华车等级，没毛病