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[Tesla wprowadza sprzedaż używanych samochodów przez sieć[eng].](http://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-launches-used-car-sales-via-web-1430502587)

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Electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc. has begun selling used versions of its Model S electric cars on its website, an important step for the luxury car maker as it matures from a startup to a mainstream company.
It certified vehicle program, which Tesla launched without fanfare about a week ago, opens the door to purchasing Tesla’s cars at a lower price than its new vehicles, while offering the manufacturer’s maintenance and reliability checks. Like other luxury car makers, Tesla offers an extended, 4-year or 50,000-mile limited warranty on its used vehicles.
The first batch of vehicles available for sale on the site are mostly cars whose owners traded them for the all-wheel-drive version of the Model S, which went on sale late last year, a company spokeswoman said. Leased vehicles will begin to return to Tesla later this year as the very first cars were sold in the middle of 2012 and the leases were generally for three years.
The used vehicle sales are important to Tesla to gain new customers, ensure residual values are stable and as a source of revenue.
Tesla doesn’t use independent dealers, so it keeps the revenue from the sales of its used vehicles. Typically, used vehicles produce significantly higher profit margins than new car sales at traditional new-car dealerships.
In Tesla’s case, it is unclear how much profit will come from these sales. The offerings through its Web page last week for used Teslas were generally less costly than those advertised through AutoTrader.com by private sellers or independent car dealers. With a limited supply of these vehicles nationally, Tesla’s website recently showed offerings in 11 U.S. metropolitan areas.
“There are a whole new set of buyers potentially exposed to the brand now,” said Alec Gutierrez, an analyst with automotive researcher Kelley Blue Book.
Other car makers, particularly luxury brands such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz, have been successful with certified preowned vehicle sales. They give consumers comfort in buying used cars because of the manufacturers’ guarantees. In turn, the demand for the used vehicles helps push residual values higher and that lowers the lease price for new cars.
One quirk, however, of Tesla’s new system is how the company handles its used car inventory. Today, Tesla has very few new cars sitting in showrooms and those that are there are demonstration models. With the used car program, it will be getting hundreds or thousands of cars returned from leases annually, and will have to store the vehicles until they are sold.
A Tesla spokeswoman said the cars will be kept in groups around the country, not necessarily at a retail store, but at a Tesla location. If a customer orders a used car, they can either go to the regional storage spots to retrieve it, or have it delivered to their home by Tesla.

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