Same Bob Lutz who said the auto industry is dead? I think Tesla would want someone more optimistic.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20171105/INDUSTRY_REDESIGNED/171109944/industry-redesigned-bob-lutz
Bob Lutz is too old at this point. I meant someone like him, NOT him particularly.
You canât argue some of his accomplishments over the years though, but you may anyways.
I admit I have not done much research about him, but if he was a great auto exec for any of the three, how did they manage to go bankrupt after being in business for 100 years? And people laugh at Tesla.
He wasnât one of the beancounters and wasnât calling the shots at GM. That was Rick Wagoner.
GMs problems started in the 80s. They put out shit for roughly 20 years and were cocky because they were the big kid in town, and assumed everyone would continue to buy the badge. Then they relied too heavily on trucks and large SUVs, and let the cars rot on the vine. They were too late at turning things around with years of defectors, a terrible economy and a lopsided product mix during the oil spike.
Tesla could be a good company if they get the right mix of people at the top. Musk isnât one of those people.
Tesla is NOT burning through its sales list. At my company we have a spreadsheet with the 60+ people who reserved a Model 3 car. Tesla hasnât started serving orders from 4/1/2016 yet, they are still on 3/31/2016 (first-day) orders. They have, however, finished serving all the existing tesla-owners. My order is 6/16/2016.
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Hits just keep on coming.
High and mighty elon
This thread is becoming my Google feed. Every fart by Elon is posted here.
You think he does that to every tesla seat before selling? I mean that would require significant discounts. 
The Model 3 production line may be all jacked up, but the Tesla cash incineration engine is running at peak efficiency! Another $1 billion converted to ash. 
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âTesla Motors posted a quarterly net loss (PDF), but the companyâs CEO Elon Musk assured investors that Tesla expects to see âpositive cash flow starting next monthâ and to be profitable again by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) standards in Q4â
Sounds like yesterdayâs earnings, right? Except itâs from 2016.
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I am upset he took a question from Youtube but not from Leasehackr. Michael can you make sure we get invited to the next Tesla Shareholderâs/earnings conference?
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As long as leashackr isnât deemed #fakenews by Elonald Mump.
Someone with Photoshop skills can put Elonâs head on this.
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Iâll do it soon. 202020
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Zing! Blurb at the end is so true.
I thought they suspended testing in AZ indefinitely.