{"id":7555,"date":"2025-04-23T22:14:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2025-04-23T22:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:14:23","slug":"tesla-profits-crash-musk-sounds-defeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/2025\/04\/tesla-profits-crash-musk-sounds-defeated\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Profits Crash, Musk Sounds Defeated"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tesla\u2019s recent earnings call revealed a staggering 71% plunge in profits, and Elon Musk\u2019s tone matched the numbers\u2014grim and subdued. While he attempted to put a positive spin on upcoming product launches, investors were rattled by his cautious, almost dispirited delivery. Market reaction was swift, sending Tesla\u2019s stock down and sparking speculation about the company\u2019s direction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7556\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z2-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z2-13.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z2-13-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z2-13-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z2-13-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company\u2019s drop in profitability is largely due to aggressive price cuts on its electric vehicles, a strategy that boosted sales but squeezed margins. Meanwhile, new competitors in the EV market are intensifying pressure. Tesla\u2019s once-unshakable dominance is now being challenged on multiple fronts, and Musk didn\u2019t seem particularly energized to fend them off.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7557\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z3-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z3-3.png 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z3-3-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z3-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z3-3-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beyond business, Musk also expressed frustration about political and social dynamics. He vaguely blamed \u201cattacks\u201d on Tesla and himself, which he claimed made it harder to attract talent and build goodwill. This sense of victimhood, paired with his visible weariness, cast a long shadow over what should have been a forward-looking update.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7558\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z4-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z4-14.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z4-14-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z4-14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/z4-14-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For a man known for bravado and moonshot ambitions, this latest appearance was strikingly low-energy. Whether it signals a deeper shift or just a temporary dip remains to be seen. But for now, the Tesla narrative has clearly lost some of its charge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5125\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5125\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000.png\" alt=\"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong\" width=\"1000\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000.png 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000-600x227.png 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ben-footer-mar2024-1000-768x291.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">#Tesla #ElonMusk #ElectricVehicles #EVmarket #TechNews<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span> Elon Musk\u2019s energy faded as Tesla\u2019s profits nosedived 71%. The EV giant struggles with shrinking margins and growing competition. Musk\u2019s unusually somber tone raised eyebrows and questions about Tesla\u2019s future direction and market position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7559,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,374,30,79,194,67],"tags":[397,19,27,231,32,83,165,4,242],"class_list":["post-7555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-branding","category-economy","category-entreprise-strategy","category-famous-people","category-finance","category-wealthytalks","tag-397","tag-benedicte","tag-branding","tag-elon-musk","tag-entreprise-strategy","tag-famous-people","tag-finance","tag-gout-design","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7560,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7555\/revisions\/7560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}