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I seriously doubt that Tesla would make a misstatement in an earnings announcement given the massive penalties that would incur...

• ucaetano 9y ago
  > I seriously doubt that Tesla would make a misstatement in an earnings announcement given the massive penalties that would incur... Not really, a lot of the statements are covered by the safe harbor "forward looking statements".
  • dragonwriter 9y ago
    The number of unique Model S body frames is not a forward looking statement by any reasonable definition.
    • tw04 9y ago
      It is when you're implying that ramping up model 3 production will be easier because of what you previously accomplished.
      • dragonwriter 9y ago
        No, the claim about future Model 3 production may be forward looking, but the claim about the number of Model S body frames that do (not will in the future) exist and the comparison to the number of Model 3 frames that exist doesn't magically become forward-looking because it supports a forward looking claim.
  • Someone 9y ago
    I’m not a lawyer, but I doubt many statements in the past tense would fall under the “forward looking” umbrella.
• rifung 9y ago
  To be honest, I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or serious. I'm guessing serious? I don't think it would be unusual for them to make a statement that while technically true is misleading.