It wasn’t that way back that the common individual thought Tesla was an unimaginable automaker, and Elon Musk was principally Ironman. But issues change, and persons are beginning to notice that Teslas can’t really drive themselves and that Elon sucks. In truth, issues are altering quick sufficient {that a} current ballot discovered that Tesla’s status completely tanked over the past yr.
The ballot in query is from Harris Poll in partnership with Axios and makes use of 9 totally different classes to measure an organization’s general status, in addition to the way it modifications year-over-year. And of the 100 firms included, this yr, Tesla ranks 62nd, placing it proper between State Farm Insurance and AT&T. Last yr, Tesla was ranked twelfth, that means it dropped a full 50 spots within the area of a yr.
That’s additionally an even bigger drop than some other firm on the listing, together with Chrysler, which dropped 22 spots to 67th place. That stated, the ballot shouldn’t be all dangerous information for Tesla’s status. It’s nonetheless ranked a lot larger than BP, Spirit Airlines, Meta, Twitter, Fox and the Trump Organization. So at the least there’s that. Unless, in fact, you’re the CEO of Tesla and occur to additionally personal Twitter (97th place in case you’re curious).
Toyota was the highest-rated automaker on the listing, rising one spot and coming in sixth this yr. Additionally, Honda dropped 4 spots and is now ranked thirteenth, whereas Subaru rose 4 spots, ranked sixteenth. BMW held regular in twenty fourth place, and Ford jumped up 9 spots to take thirty second. General Motors posted an excellent greater achieve, transferring from 52nd to thirty fourth. Volkswagen can also be ranked forward of Tesla and holds regular at 56.
But don’t fear, none of this can be a concern for Elon. He’ll say what he needs, and if it loses Tesla cash, so be it.
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Source: jalopnik.com