Oh, one podium finish in F1 not significant to you? What are you a world champion of? Egomania?

And why do you assume the faulty cars were built and shipped after the firing?

I’d like to see F1 and FIA call their bluff. Ferrari exists for F1. While their absences would be no good for either, I think Ferrari needs F1 more than F1 needs it.

And people were trashing Tesla for firing employees who did not meet performance standards.

“What changed? We must know.”

Oh right, VAG cheated on emissions back in the Rockefeller days.

And no one else does it too. Right.

Oh right... the older companies never broke laws ever. Right.

How the fucked did my comment about Lexus get read as a comment on the M-fucking-B GLC?? Mixing drinks?

And to add... When other (older) car companies lay off workers (union or not), no one bats an eye. When Tesla does it, “OMFG! Call the ethics police!”

Desperation? no. A bit of an egomaniac? sure. A media culture that is known to sensationalize for sake of increasing readership and clicks? Also true.

Years ago? He was on the podium last year, just a couple of races before he was moved back to TR. GTFO

“Hundreds of passengers no longer have a bus line to rely on, and several drivers are without jobs”

It’s a myth. I’ve seen my fair share of them on the side of the road. I think the real difference is customer service and dealer experience.

That grill...

That’s for sure. Personally, looking at these pictures and recalling my own first-hand experiences with Lexus cars... I really don’t see what their owners see. I only see ho-hum Toyotas in slightly better clothes.

Don’t even need to go that far. Show him a picture of the Ferrari 250 GTO side-by-side against any Lexus or Toyota. Beauty vs not-so-much. Heck, show him the Mazda Vision Coupe from Tokyo auto show.

Or just shop around longer.

And laziness.

It will take at least 10 years to get there. Mazda simply don’t have the capital Volvo has, which now has deep Chinese pockets.