Tesla registration are down . . . again

[bwilson4web]

Ethical journalist report the whole picture and not 'cherry pick' one set of data. Unfortunately Reuters did that in July just for Tesla registrations:

Source 1: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-vehicle-registrations-california-dropped-062312310.html

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) vehicle registrations nearly halved in the U.S. state of California during the second quarter, according to data from Cross-Sell, a marketing research firm that collates title and registration data.​

Reading AutoLine.TV's daily report we find the big picture that everyone, not just Tesla owners, are holding back on new purchases:

Source 2: http://www.autoline.tv/daily/?p=69156#more-69156

The virus is surging again, and Cox Automotive reports that 71% of consumers are very concerned or extremely concerned about the surge. Deloitte reports that one out of three Americans who are still employed are afraid of losing their jobs. And nearly half of all car owners say they’re going to keep the car they’ve got instead of buying a new one.​

I'll try to contact Reuters and suggest their article is misleading because they do not include the whole automotive industry trend. Cherry picking on just one company is journalistic malpractice.

Bob Wilson

ps. They did the same in January 2020: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...y-halves-in-fourth-quarter-data-idUSKBN1ZF03N

 

[SouthernDude]

Ethical journalist report the whole picture and not 'cherry pick' one set of data. Unfortunately Reuters did that in July just for Tesla registrations:

Source 1: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-vehicle-registrations-california-dropped-062312310.html

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc’s (TSLA.O) vehicle registrations nearly halved in the U.S. state of California during the second quarter, according to data from Cross-Sell, a marketing research firm that collates title and registration data.​

Reading AutoLine.TV's daily report we find the big picture that everyone, not just Tesla owners, are holding back on new purchases:

Source 2: http://www.autoline.tv/daily/?p=69156#more-69156

The virus is surging again, and Cox Automotive reports that 71% of consumers are very concerned or extremely concerned about the surge. Deloitte reports that one out of three Americans who are still employed are afraid of losing their jobs. And nearly half of all car owners say they’re going to keep the car they’ve got instead of buying a new one.​

I'll try to contact Reuters and suggest their article is misleading because they do not include the whole automotive industry trend. Cherry picking on just one company is journalistic malpractice.

Bob Wilson

ps. They did the same in January 2020: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...y-halves-in-fourth-quarter-data-idUSKBN1ZF03N

Let us know how that goes. I highly doubt that Reuter’s will care. It’s amazing how many misleading things are in the news these days.

 

[marshall]

Unfortunately, this is way journalism works no matter the liberal or conservative bias. Perhaps it's a bit worse for Tesla since any news seems to get more clicks on the Internet.