Also water is wet, sky is blue. I get the theory as to why studies like these need to be done even when the conclusion is “no shit.”  Just not sure why they make it to the news cycle?? 

How is this even a question?

Did I misread this, or is he really dogging on Mercedes — a German company — for doing their manufacturing in Germany?

I hope that goes into anti-trump campaign ads in every metro area with a large automaker workforce tomorrow!

Lol it just keeps getting better. With this whole election year, I swear we live in some kind of “test” universe or something where they’re seeing how ridiculous everything can get before it all just goes completely to shit. And I think they’re close to finding the limit.

the numbers become more plausible if buyers believed that they could get one for $40k, which is less than the current average new car price. but at 2 1/2 times that, most people obviously ran for the hills

His recent statements reek of Musk influence. What could be better than a president pushing massive foreign tariffs (which in itself is a horrendous idea), and non-unionized factory work for Elon?

Those numbers just don’t line up at all. Let’s say they had a million deposits/reservations. That’s 1 in every 300 Americans. Now figure that half of America has pretty much ruled out an EV, at least for now. And at least half of those those that would consider an EV won’t consider a Tesla and/or think the CT is a…

Maybe his bone spurs kept him out of that semester.

Base model is no longer available in the US. Only the fully loaded Long Range Dual Motor with Perf. Pack at $70,000.

it’s wholly possible that they had 1-2 million reservations

Deadweight Loss- pretty simple term for money lost by either the manufacturer or the consumer from the increased cost relative to the value of the item. That’s aside from the fact its highly inflationary from lower imports causing supply shocks. NO PRODUCER PAYS THIS!!!

It’s also feasible to believe that this “million” number was purposefully inflated as a stock price manipulator, as Musk is wont to do.

Yes, his friend John. Who’s last name he won’t say because he doesn’t wanna reveal that he made it up. It was either John Barron or John Miller, both aliases that Trump has used when calling into shows, reporters, etc. to give himself good publicity.

The fact that his supporters are so stupid that they can’t fathom that this will hurt THEM is scary.

Exactly. But he and his minions rely on the absolute ignorance of the Republican voter. If someone brings up the fact that U.S. auto companies would be forced to pay these outrageous tariffs or abandon BILLIONS of dollars worth of manufacturing infrastructure, he’ll just say “fake news!” and they’ll all salivate…

it’s wholly possible that they had 1-2 million reservations, and people started cancelling them as soon as they saw what a donkey of a car it is. then musk turning into a raging nazi took care of whatever other reservations were left and not delivered on.

This is absolutely Elon manipulating him into bankrupting the auto industry by playing on his desire to sound tough and his blind hate of anything and everything Mexican.

There are virtually no cars made by Chinese companies sold in the US, fabricated in Mexico or otherwise. It may actually be zero now that Fisker is dead. Meanwhile, every American carmaker sells vehicles that are at least partially assembled in China, and more than a few in Mexico. In his quest to exploit xenophobia,…

That brain dead moron still thinks tariffs would be paid by Mexico, just like his wall.