I think it’s interesting MB is talking about unlocking Maybach’s potential as a sub-brand, especially since they just recently turned the brand into what essentially amounts to a trim level.

That’s the operating model for all publicly traded companies.  Extreme shortsightedness.

THAT Peter Thiel? The one responsible for the slow decline of the GAWKER -verse?

“In recent years we have done many things right: design, product engineering, brand rejuvenation, sales growth. As a result, we have put Mercedes back on top again.” - Now we are going to cut costs and investment in these key areas, specifically R&D, so that we can be more profitable in the short run; until we end up…

+1

5th Gear: Nikola should not have gone public and faraday even more so. Tesla had production facilities actually producing cars at their IPO. They had a means of generating profit even if it wasn’t there yet. Faraday and Nikola have no avenue to make profit because they cant actually produce anything yet. I guess in…

5TH gear: OF COURSE Faraday will go public via combination reverse merger and SPAC “blank check fund”.

1st Gear: I’m surprised sticking AMG labels on every econo-car and every piece of plastic trim didn’t bring in billions of dollars.

3rd Gear: An Old Volkswagen CEO Is Tying Up With An EV Startup

Cutting R&D for a luxury maker seems like...not a good idea. Hopefully this doesn’t also equate to (more) decontented models and (more) unreliable vehicles. 

Well, in Telsa’s defense they didn’t have a PR department to release the info that they no longer have a PR department.

Wow. They haven’t had a PR department basically since last year.

Had to scroll down a few pages (WHY CAN’T ALL THE COMMENTS OPEN WITH ONE CLICK??) to see this as I had intended to post same.

Electrek just reported that Tesla dissolved its PR Department. So your emails are just going into the bit bucket and no one will ever respond.

Torch needs to find a pair, then do a photoshoot.

Actually, it’s Home Depot to get molding chunks to make Model Y heat exchanger mounts...

This is absolutely true. There’s no way that auto manufacturers can take Jalopnik, as a automotive website, seriously anymore. The hot takes, personal bias, and political rants of some of the few who have stayed have dragged this website down.  If I was Tesla, I’d tell Jalopnik to go pound sand too.  Heck, Nissan gave…

See also, Gizmodo.

This seems to be the default communication device for Tesla, tweets from Elon. I’m certain that if the SEC allowed Tesla to tweet quarterly reports, that’s the only way Tesla would deliver them.

They are probably too busy to reply to you.