Doesn’t matter what they’re ranked, they sell every car built at margins higher than any competing automaker. All that matters is the balance sheet, opinions can be ignored unless materially impacting volume.
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Tesla sells a large portion of vehicles in China where the margins are tiny compared to those in the US market. https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/stella....
> They're the most heavily subsidized US company today outside of military contractors/weapons manufacturers
Without the American taxpayer doing more than their fair share to keep them solvent, they’d be selling at 30-40% more.
And they’re not selling. It’s why Musk started offering 84-month financing; to try and convince people to come buy them.
Subsides are good if you believe in climate change. The top 40% (by income) of Americans pay federal income tax, they can afford to provide EV subsides. If you don’t believe in climate change, there is no value in a conversation.