It wasn’t that way back that the common particular person thought Tesla was an unimaginable automaker, and Elon Musk was principally Ironman. However issues change, and individuals are beginning to notice that Teslas can’t really drive themselves and that Elon sucks. In reality, issues are altering quick sufficient {that a} current ballot discovered that Tesla’s popularity completely tanked during the last yr.
The ballot in query is from Harris Ballot in partnership with Axios and makes use of 9 totally different classes to measure an organization’s total popularity, in addition to the way it modifications year-over-year. And of the 100 firms included, this yr, Tesla ranks 62nd, placing it proper between State Farm Insurance coverage and AT&T. Final yr, Tesla was ranked twelfth, which means it dropped a full 50 spots within the area of a yr.
That’s additionally a much bigger drop than another firm on the checklist, together with Chrysler, which dropped 22 spots to 67th place. That stated, the ballot is just not all unhealthy information for Tesla’s popularity. It’s nonetheless ranked a lot greater than BP, Spirit Airways, Meta, Twitter, Fox and the Trump Group. So no less than there’s that. Except, in fact, you’re the CEO of Tesla and occur to additionally personal Twitter (97th place in case you’re curious).
Toyota was the highest-rated automaker on the checklist, rising one spot and coming in sixth this yr. Moreover, Honda dropped 4 spots and is now ranked thirteenth, whereas Subaru rose 4 spots, ranked sixteenth. BMW held regular in twenty fourth place, and Ford jumped up 9 spots to take thirty second. Basic Motors posted an excellent larger achieve, shifting from 52nd to thirty fourth. Volkswagen can also be ranked forward of Tesla and holds regular at 56.
However don’t fear, none of it is a concern for Elon. He’ll say what he desires, and if it loses Tesla cash, so be it.
H/T: CarScoops
