Knightshade
Well-Known Member
Not sure why you don't get it. It's a pretty simple concept.
The moves a company makes are due to the leadership at said company. Change the leadership and it's easier to forgive.
I mean- not really though.
Again the average consumer couldn't name the CEO of their car company if you offered them money to do it.
Musk is very much an unusual data point in this regard.
And the "leadership" didn't really change much at either place- the long-term COO replacing the long term CEO? You don't think the chief operating officer was aware they were defrauding their own customers for years?
And again the VW and Wells examples are much worse behavior than simply missing target deadlines- and customers quickly and easily forgave (or forgot the bad behavior of) the companies.
For that matter- how bout GM?
To save 57 cents per car they kept using faulty ignition switches they knew for a fact were killing customers for over a decade
No major leadership punishment there either. Just some nothingburger congressional hearings.
And yet plenty of folks still buy GMs cars today.
Musk is the one who goes out there and issues these promises and fails to deliver. The buck stops with him. The flufferbot, turnover, etc... all on his watch.
And yet Tesla continues to be able to sell literally every car they make.
It's almost like most customers do not have long unforgiving memories or something...even when they DO know who the CEO is....let alone when they don't.
Thanks for reinforcing my original point
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