It’s been a risk IMO he’s done irreparable damage to Tesla. There’s other good options out there now. Unless he steps away and Tesla does a big marketing campaign to bring back buyers (which will still take years) they’re f’d
In any other company, Musk’s part time CEO status and political antics would have led to his removal. I don’t understand why shareholders have not sued his lapdog board for fiduciary malfeasance. What am I missing? His return to Tesla will just damage the brand even more.
It's interesting how public sentiment can shift so rapidly. Tesla might need to rethink their PR strategy or embrace some of that protest energy to innovate. After all, every disruption can lead to new opportunities.
I have not really seen anyone discuss the horrible 1Q $TSLA numbers and the fact that the brand damage/protests really started around 1/2 through 1Q (mid to late feb when #TeslaTakedown started). So $TSLA brand/sales damage is not fully captured in this 1Q report.
I think if Elon spends more time working at $TSLA instead of DOGE that will just make things even worse! The only way to fix the underlying business is to remove Musk but that would tank the share price. They are done IMO. $TSLS