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This is our first look at the impact of recent brand damage - and it appears to be the primary driver behind this quarter's delivery decline, ... These growth rates will likely deteriorate further this quarter."
Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, said on X
He's a very dangerous force in our country right now,
she said, holding up a poster that read "Dump Tesla."He could have found efficiency. Instead, he just fired people,
said Rachelle Mazar, a 66-year-old retired nurse attending the protestWhat these kinds of conquest bonus programs are capitalizing on is that these guys are going to [trade in their Teslas] anyway. What if we make it a little bit sweeter for them and make sure they come to us instead of a competitor?”
Yoon said
This week saw some of the highest order days for Polestar 3, and the response to our Tesla Conquest Offer has been incredible
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Ordinarily, when a dealer takes a trade-in, they either just put it into their own used side of the business and sell it, or in some cases, they’ll sell it to an auction company that’s going to then sell it to a different dealership. So they sometimes take a mild loss on them, but in a normal market, they can avoid it,
Tucker saidTesla’s big edge is that its most popular vehicles are manufactured here and very few imported parts,
Yoon said
The perception is that the passion for Tesla has suffered greatly in recent weeks and months, which is perhaps a good opportunity for the automotive industry in Germany. So unexpectedly, there is also a gap in the market if they bring good, powerful cars to market,
Habeck said
Elon Musk is so distracted that he's driving Tesla off a financial cliff,
said Comptroller Brad Lander in a statement
These declines seem in part to be driven by Musk spending his time pursuing political activities, some of which appear to be in conflict with Tesla's brand and business interests, rather than managing Tesla,
Weingarten wroteThe brand is broken and may not be fixable
added Gerber, who was once a Musk supporter but has recently called for the board to remove the billionaire as CEOFrankly, I can't believe I'm here doing this."
In a recent interview ... adding:I'm skeptical about demand for the new Model Y from a couple of perspectives, even though there's still a fair amount of growth for electric vehicles, the market is slowing down,
said Thomas Martin, senior portfolio manager at Tesla investor Globalt Investments
Shareholders are hoping Musk will now have the time to focus on rebuilding the Tesla brand,
said Stock Trader Network Chief Strategist Dennis Dick, who has a position in Tesla, referring to the Politico reportOur view is this situation is not sustainable, and the longer Musk stays at DOGE, the more risk there is to the Tesla story,
said Ives,
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If Tesla is just a car company, why is the stock up 5% after a huge miss on Q1 deliveries
posted one user, with an image of Tesla's Optimus humanoid robot, which Musk has repeatedly said would overshadow everything else the company has builtThe brand crisis issues are clearly having a negative impact on Tesla...there is no debate,
he said
I don’t like what’s happening to you, ... Wow. That’s beautiful.”
said Trump, before slipping into a red Model S and exclaimingThis is a very expensive job,
Musk said at a Wisconsin rally on Sunday, referring to his DOGE roleI bought this before Elon went crazy.”
Owners have put bumper stickers on their cars saying