• Tesla's Nightmare on Elm Street

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 24 10:39:10 2025
    "As Tesla reported a 70 per cent drop in first-quarter profits,...

    Musk's increasingly controversial role heading the so-called
    Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) had caused "massive brand
    damage", Ives added.
    FT
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    And Elon thinks he's a genius:-)

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to JAB on Thu Apr 24 19:18:03 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:39:10 -0500
    JAB <here@is.invalid> wrote:

    "As Tesla reported a 70 per cent drop in first-quarter profits,...

    Musk's increasingly controversial role heading the so-called
    Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) had caused "massive brand
    damage", Ives added.

    I've got BudLight and a Tranny on the phone; they'd like a word with
    Mr. NaziMusk.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to fungus@amongus.com.invalid on Fri Apr 25 10:28:14 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:18:03 -0600, Retrograde
    <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> wrote:

    I've got BudLight and a Tranny on the phone; they'd like a word with
    Mr. NaziMusk.

    Oh....to offer him some new ideas?
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    Elon Musk Is Running Out Of Ideas To Save Tesla

    Elon Musk is dialing down his DOGE role that triggered protests and
    vandalism at Tesla stores. But its EV business needs a hit product and
    none is on the horizon. And the company's booming battery business, a
    Q1 bright spot, will suffer from Trump's tariffs.

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/04/25/elon-musk-is-running-out-of-ideas-to-save-tesla/

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