In an email sent to all employees, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed what some customers have been saying online for months; that the company was offering discounts on some new Tesla vehicles despite company policy that all customers pay 100% of the advertised retail price.
This discovery began when a customer posted on Reddit his dilemma: Tesla couldn’t deliver the P90 he purchased until the following week, but the salesperson wanted him to pay for the vehicle in full prior to delivery, or else he wouldn’t honor the discount they negotiated. The thread was shared with Musk on Twitter TWTR +0.17%, who responded immediately that the company never discounts.
It turned out that he was wrong.
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