"Tesla declined to comment for this story, but has previously said that while sales are down, margins are up. The company expects its fourth-quarter solar insta

"Tesla declined to comment for this story, but has previously said that while sales are down, margins are up. The company expects its fourth-quarter solar installation numbers to be higher than those of the third quarter." Lets assume what your saying is true, as is the above statement (and the article hints that there was concern about the debt model solar city was using). The decline in sales and the increase in profits look like there is an attempt to right the ship, rather than persist with a model that doesn't function well.