“I’m am not surprised by the high number of reservations but you have then to build and deliver them and also be profitable,” he said, adding that FCA was in some ways dodging a bullet by not diving headlong into the EV fray.
“Better late than sorry,” he said, probably right before phoning Musk to ask for a meeting.
I'm thinking with $400 Million in capital, Tesla will have a good chance at making sure its parts and distribution networks are capable of delivering. Marchionne is probably just salty because he failed to realize that if you merge two crummy brands without actually trying to improve, you get nothing to show for it as a result.