Suspicious Tesla Sales Surge Triggers Canadian Government Investigation
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Suspicious Tesla Sales Surge Triggers Canadian Government Investigation
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#3They're running scared and trying everything. This stock is going back to $15
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#4Why not go for one last government grift before you get kicked out of the country for spearheading efforts to start a war, I suppose
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#5I’d data analysts is good enough to fire people and close departments it’s good enough to stop payments to an enemy.
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#6Why not go for one last government grift before you get kicked out of the country for spearheading efforts to start a war, I suppose
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Very suspicious. (Dare I say "Concerning"? :p) From another source with a bit more context for those numbers:
> Tesla’s Canadian stores are company-owned and directly controlled by the company. [...] Four Tesla stores in Canada each sold an average of 30 cars per hour, amounting to 120 cars per hour across all four locations—essentially one car every minute, 24 hours a day… for three straight days. And yes, this includes hours when the stores were closed.
> Tesla’s $43.1 million in rebates took up more than half of the cash left allotted for EV subsidies remaining. That meant that by the time some other dealers attempted to get their own subsidies, the money had run out. [...] 226 [non-Tesla] dealerships submitted rebate claims for 2,295 electric vehicles but still haven’t been reimbursed, leaving them collectively out by C$10 million.
-- https://www.carscoops.com/2025/03/tesla-accused-of-gaming-ca...
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#9I’d data analysts is good enough to fire people and close departments it’s good enough to stop payments to an enemy.
I'm having trouble parsing your comment.
The most-charitable formulation I can can come up with is something like:
"We know Musk already possesses a personal staff of unscrupulous geeks and likes to illegally stop payments. Therefore it is likely they were engaged in payment fraud here too, where the "enemy" Canadian government is hurt by stolen funds, and "enemy" car-competitors are hurt by the rebate pool being suddenly empty."
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#10> One Tesla location in Toronto reported more than 1,200 sales on January 11 alone, accounting for $4 million in [Canadian government] rebates.
Sounds like Musk being a dick - sticking it to Canada to please/amuse his boss.