Updates
May 4, 2016: Tesla earnings will be out later today. Right now, on a "down" day for the market, TSLA is down 4% -- down about $10 on a $220/share comapny. CNBC is reporting:
Analysts expect Tesla to report a loss of 58 cents per share on $1.6 billion in revenue, according to a Thomson Reuters consensus estimate. Its loss is forecast to be larger than the one posted in the prior-year period.
The electric automaker's shares dropped 4 percent Wednesday as it confirmed Greg Reichow, its vice president of production, will take a leave of absence after it finds a successor. Tesla's vice president of manufacturing, Josh Ensign, is also expected to depart.
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- Chevy Volt: 1,983, topping March sales of 1,865; best 4-month total ever (that would be like "since 2012")
- Nissan Leaf: four-month total of 3,718 is far from its best ever -- that was 7,272 back in 2013
- Audi A3 e-tron: 321 -- yes, 321, and that's considered "impressive"
- Cadillac ELR: here we go ... well, maybe not -- 95 units;
Ford. Another "best" month. Sales up 4% overall.
- yoy: vehicle sales up 4% for April
- yoy: retail sales up 3% for April
- Ford-brand SUVs best-ever April sales; Explorer up 22%; SUV sales up almost 8%
- Ford F-Series best April since 2005; truck sales up almost 15%;
- Ford Transit up 32%; best April van sales since 1978 -- 1978? wow. I was not even aware Ford has been selling vans since 1978 -- that's like a century ago, isn't it? In "dog years" it's 266 years ago
- Lincoln sales up 20%; Lincoln SUV sales up 53%; MKX sales almost double
- car sales struggling; fell 12%
- Jeep, Ram brands up almost 18%, 12% respectively
- seven vehicles set records in the month of April, including Jeep Renegade and Jeep Compass, both with best months ever
- 73rd consecutive month of yoy monthly sales gains
Honda: yet to report, Edmunds expects Honda to report double-digit sales from a year ago
General Motors: slight decline -- 3.5% decline in sales in April.
Volkswagen: yet to report; along with GM likely to be only two auto manufacturers to show sales losses yoy.
- Tesla Model S: 3,900 --> 800 (the company delivered 850 in January, 2016)
- Tesla Model X: 1,850 --> 850 (the company delivered 270 in January, 2016)
- Chevrolet Volt: 1,865 -->1,983
- Nissan Leaf: 1,246 --> 787 (that's more than a stall)
- VW e-Golf: 86 --> 326 (recovering)
- Chevrolet Spark: 252 --> 419 (gaining traction)
- Cadillac ELR: 104 --> 95 (in a rut)
- BMW i8: 89 --> 130 (whatever)
- Tesla Model S: 9,600; on March sales: 46,800
- Tesla Model X: 10,200; on March sales: 22,200
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#1 Song in January, 1978
Where was I in '78? Travis AFB, Suisun, California. Our first daughter was born at Travis, early 1978. Hard to believe all the water under the bridge, as they say.
It's hard to say when "disco summer" was -- 1977, 1978, 1979? In 1978, the Gibbs had four #1 songs:
- "How Deep Is Your Love"
- "Stayin' Alive"
- "Night Fever"
- "Shadow Dancing" -- Andy Gibb
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