Recent events have raised doubts among investors about the future of the company.
Renowned American manufacturer of electric cars announced that in the second quarter of this year from the conveyor of the company fell 14 370 cars instead of the previously planned 17 000. For the last three months sales of Tesla fell by 13%, amid reports of the death of the driver of the electric car produced Tesla Motors, it looks quite expected. Nevertheless, representatives of companies say they still plan to end of the year to sell about 50 000 cars, but sales for the first two quarters of this year, still not even reach half of the designated Tesla projected sales.
Tesla Motors is one of the pioneers of the industry engaged in the manufacture and promotion of electric vehicles running on clean energy, but recent events have raised doubts among investors about the future of the company, and the U.S. Department of traffic safety began an investigation of the tragedy that occurred in may through the fault of the program-autopilot car Tesla Model S. Recall that riding on automatic control, the car failed the day in bright sunlight to recognize a white trailer and drove into its side, leading to the death of the driver.
The sad incident is not the only reason why Elon musk criticized by investors and analysts. Not so long ago, their concern was the message that Musk is going to buy power company SolarCity, the losses which, according to the report, during the first quarter of this year amounted to 26 million dollars, in addition, the company has promissory notes and unpaid taxes. Well-known investor James Chanos opposed to the merger of SolarCity and Tesla, calling the possible Union of shameful example of corporate control in the worst of its manifestations. He pointed out the loss-making energy company and stressed that SolarCity quarterly “burn” the money invested in it.
