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Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by saubeidl »

ajross wrote: post #11
moosedman wrote: post #2

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

> Tesla fanboys don’t realize I don't know who you're addressing. Lots of people, me included, don't like the conspiracy minded politicization of his fortune but still think the cars are pretty great. Seems like a boring opinion that wouldn't be controversial, but we still find ourselves subtweeted anyway. (Edit: three downvotes and a Godwin's Law reply drop within seconds, as expected. Seriously folks there are 125k…

There is no apolitical, there never was. To say that you're apolitical is just an implicit endorsement of the status quo, coming from a place of privilege.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by 01100011 »

ajross wrote: post #11
moosedman wrote: post #2

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

> Tesla fanboys don’t realize I don't know who you're addressing. Lots of people, me included, don't like the conspiracy minded politicization of his fortune but still think the cars are pretty great. Seems like a boring opinion that wouldn't be controversial, but we still find ourselves subtweeted anyway. (Edit: three downvotes and a Godwin's Law reply drop within seconds, as expected. Seriously folks there are 125k…

Is it really Godwin's Law if the guy literally performed a public Nazi salute?

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by schiffern »

BigTTYGothGF wrote: post #16
schiffern wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nope, bad strategy advice. Tesla is battery-limited, not demand-limited. Adding models would only add complexity without meaningfully increasing revenue. It helps to know basic fundamental facts about the company.

> Tesla is ... not demand-limited Per the article, this no longer seems to be the case.

You fell for the "we didn't say it so technically we didn't lie" clickbait headline, I see.

This article is the same recycled misinformation that's been repeated for years. What's actually happening is that Tesla does regional delivery waves, which results in large month-to-month fluctuations. Nothing new here.

Yes Virginia, the media will distort information to sell eyeballs. Color me shocked!

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by azakai »

moosedman wrote: post #2

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

Some data on how badly he torched his consumer base: a Yale study says Tesla lost 1.26 million US sales due to Musk's politics.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/cars/news/2025/10/28/tesla-lo...

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by mattmaroon »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #26
moosedman wrote: post #2

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

Aside from politics, their cars have a reputation for poor quality control. Peeling steering wheels, leaking seals, funky air conditioner smells, etc. Then when there are problems you may be waiting months while it sits in a service center. Or the stupid thing may shut off (due to errors or updates) right when you need it. I would not want to buy one of them for any of those reasons, regardless.

And they don’t have CarPlay. I was considering one but then I started dating a girl who drives a Model Y. So many little things wrong. Like the vent fan rattles, leather peels, etc. And when you get even a minor ding in the exterior, good luck.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by submeta »

Elon promised too much (self driving cars coming next month, this time for real), and the market has realized that after the 25th promise, he‘s not going to deliver.

Also, Elon should have stick to cars and rockets. His venturing into politics, and into media (with buying X) didn’t help him either. He got demystified, and demolished his image of a super focused half-einstein, half-edison. Now more of an half-Trump. And that didn’t help his car sales either.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by hiddencost »

themafia wrote: post #27
moosedman wrote: post #2

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

I don't understand why people think only left wing voters would buy a Tesla. If you think that's true then people aren't buying a quality vehicle they're buying an ideological badge. If you don't think that's true then people aren't buying them because they're not quality vehicles.

You're confused.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by pimeys »

KaiserPro wrote: post #23

Part of this is down to musk being an obnoxious prick, but a larger part is down to teslas not actually being innovative, cheap or high quality enough any more. They look dated, or weird, have patchy customer service, and are not even that long range anymore.

They are all over Berlin as rentals, which you can rent from your phone, and pay per kilometer. People can test drive them easily, and they are not super nice cars. We much prefer the Audis, Toyotas, and Volkswagens that are also in the pool.

Re: Tesla's German car sales more than halve in October as wider EV sales jump

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Post by hiddencost »

ajross wrote: post #11
moosedman wrote: post #2

I don’t understand how the Tesla fanboys don’t realize how badly he’s torched his consumer base with his politics…

> Tesla fanboys don’t realize I don't know who you're addressing. Lots of people, me included, don't like the conspiracy minded politicization of his fortune but still think the cars are pretty great. Seems like a boring opinion that wouldn't be controversial, but we still find ourselves subtweeted anyway. (Edit: three downvotes and a Godwin's Law reply drop within seconds, as expected. Seriously folks there are 125k…

Idk man he's staked his reputation on eliminating my trans family from America. Get fucked.
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