7 Things that Did Not Happen to Tesla after the Friday-Night Deal-Massacre by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2018 • 71 Comments You’ve got to hand it to Musk.
Nafta is Dead. Long Live Nafta by Wolf Richter • Aug 27, 2018 • 70 Comments The biggest problem with Nafta remains unaddressed: Wage repression in Mexico, including via “protection contracts” as condition for building a plant.
No Tesla Deal! Musk Backpedals Furiously Friday Night by Wolf Richter • Aug 24, 2018 • 60 Comments “Funding secured” was a lie, conceived to manipulate up the share price.
Average Age of Cars & Trucks by Household Income and Vehicle Type over Time by Wolf Richter • Aug 21, 2018 • 79 Comments A deep dive based on the report by the Federal Highway Administration for 2017 compared to 2009.
The Hype is No Longer with Tesla: Suppliers & Creditors Start to Fret by Wolf Richter • Aug 20, 2018 • 82 Comments 18 of 22 suppliers believe Tesla is now a financial risk to their companies.
Saudi Arabia’s PIF and SoftBank Not Interested in Tesla Buyout by Wolf Richter • Aug 11, 2018 • 57 Comments Two often-cited suspects are axed. So where’s the “secured” funding supposed to come from?
What’s Going On in the Used Car & Truck Market? by Wolf Richter • Aug 9, 2018 • 72 Comments As “affordability challenges” hit new vehicles, consumers switch to used, prices spike to record, inflation psychology sets in.
Cyclical Heavy-Truck Industry Soars to Cloud 9 by Wolf Richter • Aug 8, 2018 • 23 Comments “It is a bizarre occurrence and it will not be resolved soon.”
This is Precisely Why I’ve Been Saying: Don’t Short Tesla or Anything in This Crazy Market by Wolf Richter • Aug 7, 2018 • 157 Comments CEO goes nuts, spaghetti-code algos & consensually hallucinating humans lap it up.
Have Rising Gas Prices & Uber’s Serial Fiascos Impacted the Desire to Become an Uber Driver? by Wolf Richter • Aug 4, 2018 • 46 Comments But there’s a bottom for everything.
