Tesla’s reputation slumps as GM, Ford climb - Tesla ranked 62nd by reputation among the 100 most visible brands, tumbling from 12th last year and 8th in 2021.::undefined

  • Joanie Parker@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Terrible build quality ✔️

    Over priced ✔️

    Competition catching up quickly ✔️

    End of Tesla’s monopoly on charging stations✔️

    A terrible looking and expensive failed launch of a brick of steel✔️

    Crazy alt right NEO-NAZI founder who’s actively trying to sink every brand he touches ✔️ mate.

    The look on Elon’s face when it all comes crashing down… Priceless.

    • hglman@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Cars that have never had a style update. Now that they exist in meaningful numbers they look old and tired.

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      1 year ago

      It’s not an “end of charging station monopoly” when all the companies are partnering with Tesla for its charging station network after failing to set up one for their own.

  • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    As a Tesla owner…good. Screw Melon Tusk.

    At the moment, it doesn’t make a ton of financial sense for me to just go buy something else, but I feel ashamed driving this thing every day now and it sucks.

    • ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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      Don’t feel bad. Basically all car companies were once run by lunatic fascists. Henry Ford was total scum. There’s probably not a single German car company whose Wikipedia article’s “history” section doesn’t get horrifying around 1939. I don’t know what Enzo Ferrari was doing in WWII but it probably wasn’t great.

      • SweatyFireBalls@lemmy.world
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        Pretty much as you would suspect. In the late 30s they changed over to manufacturing for the war effort, business was booming for them, turns out war makes a lot of money. Eventually they were making bearings and tools for Germany. Allies found out started targeting their factories and they moved them. Got bombed again after moving.

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    1 year ago

    They rank lower than Volkswagen! I didn’t think that was possible given the VW emissions scandal that just happened [checks notes] eight years ago?! My god everything from 2016 onward has just been a giant blur hasn’t it