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Tesla will sue you for $50,000 if you try to resell your Cybertruck in the first year
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2023
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This is, surprisingly, not that unusual for vehicles in high demand. It's to prevent flipping.
GM does it on certain vehicles as well:
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/08/gm-restrains-customers-from-flipping-cars-but-not-dealers-from-charging-ridiculous-markups/
(the C8 Corvette Z06, GMC Hummer EV, and Cadillac Escalade-V if you want to know without clicking the link.)
Kinda curious why the company doesn't raise their prices to fit demand then, since clearly, demand exists that allows those products to be sold for more (else the scalpers couldn't profit). Not saying they should charge more, I'm just curious why an entirely profit-driven entity like a company wouldn't charge as much for something as demand would allow for, it seems out of character?
Part of it is allowing the dealers to profit. If they price too high, there's no wiggle room and incentive for the dealers to order the car.
Tesla has no dealers. They sell directly, which is why they cannot sell vehicles in some states. Some states require vehicles to be sold through dealers.
Oh, yeah, I know, I was talking about the GM cars.