Lucid's CEO Peter Rawlinson tries to smear Tesla's technology in this clip. @LucidMotors @elonmusk @larsmoravy @Tesla @PIF_en
Peter, if it was true that your tech was so capable at low cost (which of course it isn't) how on earth is it possible that your company: 1. Has the worst gross margin: negative 134% 2. You spend $196,000 per vehicle (costs of goods sold, not operating loss) which you sell on average for just $84,000 3. Your company ranks globally as the least profitable automaker with a negative profit before tax margin of shocking 321%.
Beyond all of this, how/why should anyone believe you now Peter after you missed your 2023 deliveries goal by 88%. Lucid told investors to deliver 49,000 vehicles in 2023 but delivered only 6,001.
Dear PIF leadership, Peter is just fooling you. He creates technology and products which are not cost competitive. Please take a minute and look through the attached materials.
This is a deep dive into latest trends observable in the Chinese passenger vehicle market including Tesla's market share. I'll share with subscribers additional deep dives on specific automakers in the next days.
1. China Vehicle Sales Declined For The 5th Consecutive Months In August (YoY)
2. Despite Overall Weakening Vehicle Sales, BEVSales In China Increased 19% YoY In August
2a. China BEV Sales Exceed For The First Time 30% Of Total Vehicle Sales In August
EV maker Xpeng delivered 14.0K units in August, implying a 2.5% yoy growth rate. This is too slow given the small scale of Xpeng.
Xpeng's trailing 12-months sales rate increased only 0.2% month-on-month (MoM) in August after increasing only 0.1% MoM in July. This too points to a significant slowdown in Xpeng sales growth. The problem is that at an annual sales rate of just over 150K units Xpeng remains too small to become a viable automaker in its segment (mass market).
In 2Q 2024, Xpeng's business provided only $157M in gross profits. This is not nearly enough to cover Xpeng's ongoing R&D and admin expenses.
For this reason, Xpeng lost over $200M in 2Q 2024.
This is an updated deep dive into Toyota's global vehicle sales trends.
Anyone invested in the automotive industry should read this thread since Toyota is the largest automaker and understanding this key player's sales trends can provide valuable context and key insights.
Key findings include: 1) Toyota has been shrinking for several months. 2) Toyota’s BEV adoption is decreasing. 3) Toyota’s current BEV growth is so slow that it would take at least 5 years to catch up even with an assumed constant VW Group in BEVs (let alone Tesla). 4) Toyota tries to sell more hybrids as ICE sells recorded the 14th month of consecutive declines. 5) It appears Toyota is winding down Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle sales. 6) Sales in China, one of Toyota's main markets, dropped to a multiyear low.
There is a lot more.
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1. Deliveries Remained LargelyUnchanged YoY In July
2. Toyota Has Been Shrinking For ~6 Months Although At A Slow Rate
2a. Toyota Reached An All-Time High Sales Rate Of 10.382M Vehicles In January 2024
This is my 3Q Nvidia forecast. I highly recommend to any Nvidia investor to read this thread in full.
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1. 3Q Revenue Estimated To Grow +16% QoQ To $34.7B
2. 3Q Gross Profit Estimated To Grow +17% QoQ To $26.4B
This is a deep dive into BYD's 2Q 2024 financials (published today).
I highy recommend anyone invested in the automotive sector to read this thread since it provides important context for assessing competitors' relative performance.
1. Revenue Increased +26% YoY To $24.3 Billion
2. Gross Profit Increased +26% YoY To $4.5 Billion
3. Selling Expenses Near All-Time Record High
4. Admin Expenses Reach A New All-Time High
5. R&D Expenses Decreased To The Lowest Level In 4 Quarters