Quote Originally Posted by davewindsor View Post
At least Ford turns a good profit even with its recalls. Talking about market share, Tesla's a joke. I don't think you even know what you are talking about. In 2014, Ford sold 6,320,894 vehicles in America [[their highest sales in a decade and a half). http://www.statisticbrain.com/ford-motors-statistics/ How many did Tesla sell? 21,000? That's a fraction of a percent of Ford's total output. You want a car maker to laugh at. They didn't even turn a profit. Tesla didn't go bankrupt because it earned $68 million from selling Zero-Emission Vehicle credits [[which it earns under California state laws governing vehicle emissions) to other automakers and a further $17 million from selling Greenhouse Gas emission credits. http://www.greencarreports.com/news/...-lets-be-clear

Every large car manufacturer of significance has recalls--foreign or domestic--whether it's Toyota, Ford, GM, VW, etc. The VW emissions recall was the only one I'd consider embarrassing to their shareholders, as their shareholders are gonna lose a fortune.

Tesla is truly an embarrassment and that's why they are so chicken to show up at the Detroit 3's home field. Tesla is another joke car manufacturer like the DeLoreon Motor Company.
Tesla isn't coming here because the auto dealers union won't let them sell directly in Michigan. They have the entire Michigan government by the shoestrings, holding us back from real innovation. And Tesla's business plan is not to outsell Ford this year, so I don't know why you are throwing around those numbers. It is a measured strategy, built to gradually move towards a more affordable option. It takes time to build a automotive brand.