Canadian pricing is out:
http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-motors-announces-canadian-pricing...
$64,500for base 40kWh model, Model S with the 60 kWh battery pack and 85 kWh battery pack will start at $75,200 and $85,900 CAD respectively. Base will have heated seats and decor included.
I am floored, you can't imagine my deception level following that announcement. Truly have the impression of being screwed here. Huge mistake from Tesla.
GB is stating that they took a really straight forward approach: "Canadian base prices start with U.S. pricing, plus 6.1 percent for import duties and an additional 1.5 to 2 percent, depending upon the model, for incremental transportation costs and country specific business expenses. The total is then adjusted using the current mid-term currency exchange rate."
Sorry but I am very familiar with the matter and the 6.1% duty doesn't apply to cars built in the Canada-USA-Mexico as part of the Free-Trade-Agreement. Only applies to cars sold in the US for example coming from Japan. So it should have said 6.1% more margins..... And doing straigh math 65,400 - 57,400 is 14% more than the 57,400 US price. Unfair
Stopping here to dry my tears and calm down
Not surprised to see responses from gov't officials that are full of talking points and spin.
Stark, I, too wrote a letter to Mike Wallace. Here is the brief response I received just a couple of days ago:
Thank you for your e-mail. After discussing the issue with the Caucus Liaison Officer in the Finance Minister’s office, he has suggested that, due to the technical aspect of import duties, the Department officials in this area should respond to you. I am therefore forwarding your correspondence to them.
Sincerely,
Mike Wallace
I guess that is why this was followed a few days later with the same letter listed elsewhere on this thread from Mr. Fast.
Yes, the 6.1% is $3593. So hardly a deal-breaker on its own.
Cathy, you got a nicer response than I did:
Thank you for your e-mail. Due to the technical nature of duties, I am forwarding it to the Department of Finance for a response.
Mike Wallace
Hopefully something can be done. Brian H, I know in the grand scheme of things it isn't that much, it's the principle that is bugging me personally. We already get taxed to death up here. Us in Ontario will also be paying 13% Goods and Services Tax (GST). So throwing another 6.1% on top of that for something that should really fall under "free trade" irks me. Of course, maybe I'm just cheap! On a sunnier note, I'm meeting with a solar company tonight to plan my solar install which will take advantage of feed in tariffs offered by the government.
Perhaps a GST exemption for north american made (over 50% parts content, assembled in NA) plug ins would be make a good piece of legislation... It would be a tax relief and encouragement of North American manufacturers so I see no reason why a centre-right guy like PM Harper would not like it. If he took the lead on this no way NDP and Liberals could say no on a green issue like this, a real political winner. PC's seem to have more sense then their cousins to the south who lost the election miserably by not learning from Reagan or Clinton and failing to win the centre by practical smart moves like what I am suggesting. However if proposed by opposition it might die as the Left might have other programmes it wants to protect more than a common sense measure that boosts jobs AND the environment.
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I just read the Tesla service agreement and I don't see where it says it can be transferred with the vehicle to a new owner.