特斯拉的市场份额正在下降,Rivian首席执行官RJ·斯卡林格认为,这是因为消费者对千篇一律感到索然无味。
在接受The Verge的播客节目Decoder采访时,斯卡林格表示,尽管特斯拉的Model Y和Model 3是出色的车型,但它们的市场已经“相当饱和”,买家希望有更多的选择。
他告诉Decoder:“如果你想花不到5万美元买一辆电动汽车,我认为好产品的数量非常非常少。”
根据JATO Dynamics的一份报告,特斯拉的Model Y是去年全球最畅销的汽车车型,但本月早些时候,特斯拉在美国的市场份额首次跌破50%。该公司第二季度的财报显示,截至6月份的季度,该公司销售额下降了4.8%,利润下降了45%。
斯卡林格表示,由于Model Y在全球的成功,一些不知名的电动汽车公司试图复制Model Y的外观和感觉,而不是像油车市场那样为消费者提供多样化的选择。虽然他对Model Y的质量给予了肯定,但表示,Rivian即将推出的车型R2不会抄袭。
斯卡林格表示:“这并不是说Model Y不是一款好车。我认为这是一辆很出色的车。我以前就拥有过一辆。我只是想说,我认为世界需要更多种类的汽车。”
上月底,Rivian从大众汽车(Volkswagen)获得了50亿美元的救助资金,使其股价在今年早些时候跌至历史最低点后上涨了50%。
虽然斯卡林格的公司在很多方面与特斯拉相似,但这位首席执行官上个月在对埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)的隐晦批评中表示,他选择让产品自己说话,而不是像马斯克过去所做的那样夸夸其谈。
尽管特斯拉最近销量下滑,但整个电动汽车市场仍在持续增长。考克斯汽车公司(Cox Automotive)的报告显示,美国第二季度电动汽车销量同比增长了11.3%。据《凯利蓝皮书》(Kelley Blue Book)估计,电动汽车约占美国新车销量的8%,高于一年前的7.2%。
不过,尽管包括Rivian的R2在内的几款新车型即将发布,但在美国销售的不同电动汽车车型的数量基本保持不变,一些大型汽车制造商已经缩减了生产计划。
今年早些时候,马斯克取消了一款期待已久的低成本电动汽车,并将公司重心转向机器人出租车。美国汽车制造商福特(Ford)和通用(GM)最近也都放弃了雄心勃勃的电动汽车计划。(财富中文网)
译者:中慧言-王芳
特斯拉的市场份额正在下降,Rivian首席执行官RJ·斯卡林格认为,这是因为消费者对千篇一律感到索然无味。
在接受The Verge的播客节目Decoder采访时,斯卡林格表示,尽管特斯拉的Model Y和Model 3是出色的车型,但它们的市场已经“相当饱和”,买家希望有更多的选择。
他告诉Decoder:“如果你想花不到5万美元买一辆电动汽车,我认为好产品的数量非常非常少。”
根据JATO Dynamics的一份报告,特斯拉的Model Y是去年全球最畅销的汽车车型,但本月早些时候,特斯拉在美国的市场份额首次跌破50%。该公司第二季度的财报显示,截至6月份的季度,该公司销售额下降了4.8%,利润下降了45%。
斯卡林格表示,由于Model Y在全球的成功,一些不知名的电动汽车公司试图复制Model Y的外观和感觉,而不是像油车市场那样为消费者提供多样化的选择。虽然他对Model Y的质量给予了肯定,但表示,Rivian即将推出的车型R2不会抄袭。
斯卡林格表示:“这并不是说Model Y不是一款好车。我认为这是一辆很出色的车。我以前就拥有过一辆。我只是想说,我认为世界需要更多种类的汽车。”
上月底,Rivian从大众汽车(Volkswagen)获得了50亿美元的救助资金,使其股价在今年早些时候跌至历史最低点后上涨了50%。
虽然斯卡林格的公司在很多方面与特斯拉相似,但这位首席执行官上个月在对埃隆·马斯克(Elon Musk)的隐晦批评中表示,他选择让产品自己说话,而不是像马斯克过去所做的那样夸夸其谈。
尽管特斯拉最近销量下滑,但整个电动汽车市场仍在持续增长。考克斯汽车公司(Cox Automotive)的报告显示,美国第二季度电动汽车销量同比增长了11.3%。据《凯利蓝皮书》(Kelley Blue Book)估计,电动汽车约占美国新车销量的8%,高于一年前的7.2%。
不过,尽管包括Rivian的R2在内的几款新车型即将发布,但在美国销售的不同电动汽车车型的数量基本保持不变,一些大型汽车制造商已经缩减了生产计划。
今年早些时候,马斯克取消了一款期待已久的低成本电动汽车,并将公司重心转向机器人出租车。美国汽车制造商福特(Ford)和通用(GM)最近也都放弃了雄心勃勃的电动汽车计划。(财富中文网)
译者: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.