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Thats interesting.

Sample rate for Troys modeling is falling significantly and with it I predict the accuracy. Not saying right or wrong but having less data points increases the risks of less accuracy.


55m55 minutes ago
The explanation that I think is most likely is that the trackers are underestimating production. We can see that the sample rate has been falling for @TroyTeslike's spreadsheet. This is to be expected as the marginal M3 buyer is less connected with Tesla social media. /11

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51m51 minutes ago
If we look at the VIN data, we will also see that the production estimated by the models might be too low. Based on the same VIN efficiency as Q3, we should be looking at around 62k produced. /12

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48m48 minutes ago
In summary, the Bloomberg and Troy trackers have shown accuracy in the past, but they do not match up with qualitative factors. My estimation is 62k produced and 66k delivered for Q4. /end

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In 2007 GM had about 4M-5M units of overcapacity and no rainy day fund.

Today GM has about 1.2M units of overcapacity, is closing 5 factories to eliminate their overcapacity in money losing sedans, sold off their perpetually money losing European unit and has about a $30B rainy day fund.

FCAU is orders of magnitude better off than the 2 parents in 2007.

That doesn't mean a severe enough recession can't bankrupt GM or FCAU or Ford but they are better off. Ford is in about the same cash and competitive position but is not in debt up to its eyeballs. Just up to its waist.

Would be nice if GM could then pay back the 11.2 billion to us taxpayers (with interest).

Trump says GM should repay U.S. taxpayers for bailout
 

Please fold down the rear seats and look at the aperture between the wheel wells. And think “bikes”.

Then look at the glass and chassis with the trunk lid open. Most cars with that size aperture parallelogram like crazy when you corner. There is a lot of beautiful work making that stiffness happen while keeping room for bikes.

If you look at it this way everything makes sense.
 
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