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by samfisher83 2160 days ago
Most companies have shown big declines due to covid. Just being flat is good.
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It was flat pre-covid too. It has been flat for 2 years.
Referencing your other comment, this claim really starts to fall apart.

* You're cherry-picking 2018Q3. So it's not exactly 2 years, it's actually 1.75 years (2018Q3 - 2020Q2).

* But now you're saying pre-covid too, so now it's actually 1.25 years (2018Q3 - 2019Q4).

That period in question is the time after Tesla finished ramping Model 3 production (using a tent!) at Fremont in 2018Q3, and before they finished building the factory in Shanghai in 2020Q1.

So... doesn't it seem reasonable that production gains would be a bit "lumpy"? They go up every time a new factory is finished, and they stay flat until the next one.

I hope it works out for them! Good luck.