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> really bad compared to other OEM Compared to companies that have been in operation for decades, and in some cases a century? Sure, let's make sure to compare
by tomnipotent 8y ago
> really bad compared to other OEM
Compared to companies that have been in operation for decades, and in some cases a century? Sure, let's make sure to compare all start-ups to entrenched incumbents.
- golfer 8y agoTesla is not a startup! It's been in business for 18 years.
- Zanni 8y agoDepends on your definition. I think they qualify as a startup because they're still in their hockey-stick growth phase.
- tomnipotent 8y agoIn the context of the auto industry, it absolutely is. Peugeot - 1889 Daimler - 1890 Fiat - 1899 Renault - 1899 Buick - 1903 Ford - 1903 Rolls-Royce - 1904 General Motors - 1908 Alfa Romeo - 1910 Dodge - 1910 Chevrolet - 1911 Aston Martin - 1913 Maserati - 1914 Mitsubishi - 1917 Bentley - 1919 Citroen - 1919 Chrysler - 1925 Mercedes-Benz - 1926 (1883 if you include Benz & Cie.) Nissan - 1934 Jaguar - 1935 Toyota - 1937 Jeep - 1941 Ferrari - 1947 Honda - 1948 Land Rover - 1948 Lotus - 1952 Suzuki - 1956 Subaru - 1958 Mini - 1959 Mazda - 1960 Tesla - 2003
- hef19898 8y agoAnd this is explaining why Tesla ignored more than century worth of automotive mass production knowledge again? Because they are a start-up?
- golfer 8y agoRegardless of our disagreements on Tesla -- this is a great list and really interesting to see all these OEMs, in order. Thanks for this good stuff. Upvoted. I didn't know Peugeot was the oldest of the gang!
- m463 8y agoDetroit Electric - 1907 The granddaddy of electric cars which out-produced everyone. Nissan finally caught up in 2010. Tesla didn't outproduce it until 2012.