• Billiam@lemmy.world
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    Yeah, I don’t think the lack of a new Model Y was the reason TSLA sales are crashing…

    Tesla shareholders were holding on to the theory that the decline was almost entirely attributable to the Model Y changeover.

    The automaker updated the design and some features of the Model Y, its best-selling car, limiting availability as it updated production lines in the first quarter.

    It must indeed have had an impact and Tesla also blamed the Model Y changeover for lower deliveries in Q1 during its earnings call last week.

    However, it also stated that production is now back to normal in April, and yet, Tesla’s sales continue to decline in Europe.

    Within the 5 European markets that report car registrations daily, Tesla is not only tracking down about 50% from the same period in 2024 (Q2 2024), but it is also tracking behind its terrible Q1 2025 despite having the new Model Y

    Fucking lol, that’s some Grade-A hopium right there.

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      Looks like they are completely clueless about brand image, since tesla is the maga brand in the eyes of many.

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      In the coming years, expect to hear more stories about how divorced from reality TSLA holders have been, and how they’re going to feel “lied to”, etc.

      These people have been so invested in what can only be described as a “meme stock”, that they’ve made up entire realities to support the narrative that they can convert their TSLA shares into actual gold bars at the drop of a hat.

      They will even argue with you that their market cap being more than every other automotive manufacturer combined is justified somehow. Because TSLA is really an “energy play”.

      The sudden stop at the end of their long fall will be quite painful. I wish we could capture video of every single shareholders moment of realization when that moment arrives somehow, but we’ll just have to settle for the favor that everyone who drives a new TSLA is a nazi supporting fascist who may as well have painted a swastika on their car to let everyone know they’re nazi supporting fascists. It’s a small favor they did us, but a favor none the less.

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        But it basically looks like a Polestar. What a turnaround, an American company copying a Chinese (-owned) one

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          I mean to the extent that all cars look the same, but Polestars and Teslas both are pretty distinct. Polestars look (unsurprisingly) lke modernized Volvos.

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        Because Tesla is the most overvalued stock, by a long shot.

        Just looking at the stock price, they’re worth more than the other three American brands combined. Ford, GM, and RAM sell more half-ton pickups than all of Tesla models. That’s absolutely nuts!

        You want to know what a cult looks like? Tesla’s sales are down in every segment and people are protesting outside dealerships every week. They announced their profits are down 71% at their Q1 shareholders meeting. The only reason they had any profits was because of government subsidies.

        And their stock has only gone up since that meeting.

        So you tell me- why hasn’t Tesla’s stock gone down?