Double-WTF Chart of the Year Update: Tesla Becomes Most Valuable Automaker, Blows by Toyota by Wolf Richter • Jul 1, 2020 • 171 Comments To mark this moment in the history of insane stock prices where a tiny automaker with a global market share of 0.5% and a big loss in 2019 became the most valuable automaker in the world.
Sticker Shock & Hedonic Quality Adjustments: How Much Have New-Car Prices Really Risen over Three Decades? by Wolf Richter • Oct 7, 2019 • 190 Comments Wages rose with inflation, but not nearly enough to pay for “quality improvements,” which is why working people feel increasingly impoverished.
Carmageddon for GM, Ford & Toyota: 3rd Down-Year in a Row. Industry Sales Below 2015. Hyundai-Kia Drop 11% in 2 Years. BMW & Mercedes-Benz Fizzle by Wolf Richter • Jan 4, 2019 • 115 Comments But average transaction prices rise to record highs.
