特斯拉的市場份額正在下降,Rivian首席執行官RJ·斯卡林格認為,這是因為消費者對千篇一律感到索然無味。
在接受The Verge的播客節目Decoder采訪時,斯卡林格表示,盡管特斯拉的Model Y和Model 3是出色的車型,但它們的市場已經“相當飽和”,買家希望有更多的選擇。
他告訴Decoder:“如果你想花不到5萬美元買一輛電動汽車,我認為好產品的數量非常非常少。”
根據JATO Dynamics的一份報告,特斯拉的Model Y是去年全球最暢銷的汽車車型,但本月早些時候,特斯拉在美國的市場份額首次跌破50%。該公司第二季度的財報顯示,截至6月份的季度,該公司銷售額下降了4.8%,利潤下降了45%。
斯卡林格表示,由于Model Y在全球的成功,一些不知名的電動汽車公司試圖復制Model Y的外觀和感覺,而不是像油車市場那樣為消費者提供多樣化的選擇。雖然他對Model Y的質量給予了肯定,但表示,Rivian即將推出的車型R2不會抄襲。
斯卡林格表示:“這并不是說Model Y不是一款好車。我認為這是一輛很出色的車。我以前就擁有過一輛。我只是想說,我認為世界需要更多種類的汽車。”
上月底,Rivian從大眾汽車(Volkswagen)獲得了50億美元的救助資金,使其股價在今年早些時候跌至歷史最低點后上漲了50%。
雖然斯卡林格的公司在很多方面與特斯拉相似,但這位首席執行官上個月在對埃隆·馬斯克(Elon Musk)的隱晦批評中表示,他選擇讓產品自己說話,而不是像馬斯克過去所做的那樣夸夸其談。
盡管特斯拉最近銷量下滑,但整個電動汽車市場仍在持續增長。考克斯汽車公司(Cox Automotive)的報告顯示,美國第二季度電動汽車銷量同比增長了11.3%。據《凱利藍皮書》(Kelley Blue Book)估計,電動汽車約占美國新車銷量的8%,高于一年前的7.2%。
不過,盡管包括Rivian的R2在內的幾款新車型即將發布,但在美國銷售的不同電動汽車車型的數量基本保持不變,一些大型汽車制造商已經縮減了生產計劃。
今年早些時候,馬斯克取消了一款期待已久的低成本電動汽車,并將公司重心轉向機器人出租車。美國汽車制造商福特(Ford)和通用(GM)最近也都放棄了雄心勃勃的電動汽車計劃。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
特斯拉的市場份額正在下降,Rivian首席執行官RJ·斯卡林格認為,這是因為消費者對千篇一律感到索然無味。
在接受The Verge的播客節目Decoder采訪時,斯卡林格表示,盡管特斯拉的Model Y和Model 3是出色的車型,但它們的市場已經“相當飽和”,買家希望有更多的選擇。
他告訴Decoder:“如果你想花不到5萬美元買一輛電動汽車,我認為好產品的數量非常非常少。”
根據JATO Dynamics的一份報告,特斯拉的Model Y是去年全球最暢銷的汽車車型,但本月早些時候,特斯拉在美國的市場份額首次跌破50%。該公司第二季度的財報顯示,截至6月份的季度,該公司銷售額下降了4.8%,利潤下降了45%。
斯卡林格表示,由于Model Y在全球的成功,一些不知名的電動汽車公司試圖復制Model Y的外觀和感覺,而不是像油車市場那樣為消費者提供多樣化的選擇。雖然他對Model Y的質量給予了肯定,但表示,Rivian即將推出的車型R2不會抄襲。
斯卡林格表示:“這并不是說Model Y不是一款好車。我認為這是一輛很出色的車。我以前就擁有過一輛。我只是想說,我認為世界需要更多種類的汽車。”
上月底,Rivian從大眾汽車(Volkswagen)獲得了50億美元的救助資金,使其股價在今年早些時候跌至歷史最低點后上漲了50%。
雖然斯卡林格的公司在很多方面與特斯拉相似,但這位首席執行官上個月在對埃隆·馬斯克(Elon Musk)的隱晦批評中表示,他選擇讓產品自己說話,而不是像馬斯克過去所做的那樣夸夸其談。
盡管特斯拉最近銷量下滑,但整個電動汽車市場仍在持續增長。考克斯汽車公司(Cox Automotive)的報告顯示,美國第二季度電動汽車銷量同比增長了11.3%。據《凱利藍皮書》(Kelley Blue Book)估計,電動汽車約占美國新車銷量的8%,高于一年前的7.2%。
不過,盡管包括Rivian的R2在內的幾款新車型即將發布,但在美國銷售的不同電動汽車車型的數量基本保持不變,一些大型汽車制造商已經縮減了生產計劃。
今年早些時候,馬斯克取消了一款期待已久的低成本電動汽車,并將公司重心轉向機器人出租車。美國汽車制造商福特(Ford)和通用(GM)最近也都放棄了雄心勃勃的電動汽車計劃。(財富中文網)
譯者:中慧言-王芳
Tesla’s market share is sinking, and Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe thinks it’s because consumers are disinterested in the lack of variety.
In an interview with The Verge’s Decoder show, Scaringe said that while Tesla’s Model Y and Model 3 are excellent, they’ve also “fairly saturated” the market—and buyers want more choices.
“If you want to spend less than $50,000 for an EV, I’d say there’s a very, very small number of great products,” he told Decoder.
Tesla’s Model Y was the top-selling car model in the world last year, according to a report by JATO Dynamics, but Elon Musk’s EV maker fell under 50% market share in the U.S. for the first time earlier this month. The company’s second quarter revealed a 4.8% decrease in sales for the company and a 45% collapse in profit for the quarter ended in June.
Scaringe said that some unnamed EV companies have tried to replicate the look and feel of the Model Y because of its global success, rather than giving consumers diverse choices as they do in the gas-powered vehicle market. While he gives the Model Y credit for its quality, he said Rivian’s upcoming model, the R2, will be no copycat.
“That’s not to say Model Y isn’t a great car,” Scaringe said. “I think it’s an awesome car. I’ve owned one before. It’s just to say that I think the world needs more variety.”
Late last month, Rivian secured a $5 billion lifeline from Volkswagen that sent its shares up 50% after having sunk to record lows earlier this year.
While in many ways Scaringe’s company is similar to Tesla, the chief executive said in a thinly veiled slight to Musk last month that he was letting the products do the talking instead of making bombastic statements as Musk has made about Rivian in the past.
The overall EV market has continued to grow despite Tesla’s recent sales slide. EV sales in the U.S. grew by 11.3% year-over-year in the second quarter, according to a report by Cox Automotive. And estimates by Kelley Blue Book put EVs at about 8% of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. in the second quarter, up from 7.2% a year ago.
But while several new models are soon to be released, including Rivian’s R2, the number of different electric vehicle models sold in the U.S. has stayed mostly constant—and some big automakers have scaled back their plans.
Earlier this year, Musk canceled a long-awaited low-cost EV and pivoted the company to focus on robo-taxis. American carmakers Ford and GM have both also stepped back from ambitious EV plans recently.