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Tesla deliveries down 43% in Europe while EVs are up 31%

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188 points zfg | 3 comments | 25 Mar 25 13:11 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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snapcaster ◴[25 Mar 25 13:16 UTC] No.43470829[source]▶
This is so weird, did he miscalculate how intense the backlash would be? or he truly doesn't care?
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throwacct ◴[25 Mar 25 13:29 UTC] No.43471010[source]▶
Tesla needs to develop an affordable car for emerging economies (LATAM, EMEA), and their stock will increase faster than before. China is dumping its cars on these markets like crazy and even then most people are reluctant to buy them.
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1. SalmoShalazar ◴[25 Mar 25 13:42 UTC] No.43471197[source]▶
Tesla doesn’t have the engineering or supply chain chops to compete with the Chinese firms.
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2. Cthulhu_ ◴[25 Mar 25 14:02 UTC] No.43471442[source]▶
I'm sure this is how they lost their first mover advantage, by choosing to reinvent the proverbial wheel of car manufacture instead of partnering with e.g. VAG, Ford, or even a Chinese company.
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3. acdha ◴[25 Mar 25 16:42 UTC] No.43473280[source]▶
I think they could have pulled that off with a full-time CEO. The quality-control problems didn’t seem intractable, but they didn’t have the equivalent of a Shotwell providing the sober engineering execution which a hype-chasing CEO was never going to deliver.