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Old May 7, 2026 | 01:18 PM
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We need a Lucid thread? Another billion dollar loss

https://www.autonews.com/lucid-motor...r-sales-boost/
i was going to post this. that's insane.... that's a lot of money and very concerning
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Old May 7, 2026 | 01:39 PM
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i was going to post this. that's insane.... that's a lot of money and very concerning
As long as MBS keeps throwing money at them they will be alright
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Old May 7, 2026 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
We need a Lucid thread? Another billion dollar loss

https://www.autonews.com/lucid-motor...r-sales-boost/
Losing is the new "winning".
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Old May 7, 2026 | 01:55 PM
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As long as MBS keeps throwing money at them they will be alright
at some point they need to show sign of life though. 1B loss in a quarter is not easy to swallow even for big companies
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Old May 7, 2026 | 09:15 PM
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Well the good news is sales were flat compared to last year. Isn't that a good thing in this market? not being sarcastic.
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
We need a Lucid thread? Another billion dollar loss

https://www.autonews.com/lucid-motor...r-sales-boost/
Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
As long as MBS keeps throwing money at them they will be alright
They just cut bait on the LIV tournament. I wonder how much longer Lucid has
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Old May 8, 2026 | 05:36 AM
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Well the good news is sales were flat compared to last year. Isn't that a good thing in this market? not being sarcastic.
Not when they have a whole new model out
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Old May 8, 2026 | 11:21 AM
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Ah, yeah forgot about that.
Lucid's problems go way beyond the vehicle itself. Internet complains about poor sales experience and of course the lease return debacle. Luxury prices without the luxury experience.
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Originally Posted by Framestead
Youtube has become a cesspool of people who gain followers and churn out bs content and clickbait for a check. This guy literally has a tesla & rivian referral link in his bio. Naturally he would hate this .

When i see the usual dumbass thumbnail with a dumb pose or face, it’s a red flag he’s just doing what the algorithm says to do.

This is not to say the RZ is some amazing EV. I get it .

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Does Lexus have a similar referral program? Yea that's right they don't plus Tesla is many years ahead of Toyota in EVs so of course that community is going to be stronger. You're blaming Tesla and Rivian for Toyota's failures. It's also incredibly rich for you to go after this YT channel when Toyota greases the wheels FAR more in the form of advertising and other payola schemes. You're just mad the shoe is on the other foot.

Toyota influences over 250 media properties across formats, per year spending is ~$2 billion.
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Old May 8, 2026 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Does Lexus have a similar referral program? Yea that's right they don't plus Tesla is many years ahead of Toyota in EVs so of course that community is going to be stronger. You're blaming Tesla and Rivian for Toyota's failures. It's also incredibly rich for you to go after this YT channel when Toyota greases the wheels FAR more in the form of advertising and other payola schemes. You're just mad the shoe is on the other foot.

Toyota influences over 250 media properties across formats, per year spending is ~$2 billion.
You didn’t read what i wrote. You came to defend Teslas badge of honor lol. This is larger than this one review. Youtubers in general are simple clickbait from the thumbnail to the titles to the actual video to farm reviews. In addition this guy does have tesla and rivian links, owns a Tesla and states in his description most of his reviews will be Tesla related.

FYI we are talking youtubers, not paid spending.

FYI, this is Clublexus. Not ClubTesla.
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Old May 9, 2026 | 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
You didn’t read what i wrote. You came to defend Teslas badge of honor lol.
You didn't read why I wrote.

You're here to throw shade at Tesla at every turn that's your badge of honor. BTW I'm not defending Tesla or Rivian, I'm only saying you have a problem with sponsorship in this case because it benefits Tesla and Rivian.
This is larger than this one review. Youtubers in general are simple clickbait from the thumbnail to the titles to the actual video to farm reviews. In addition this guy does have tesla and rivian links, owns a Tesla and states in his description most of his reviews will be Tesla related.
That's your opinion, this guy reviews a whole bunch of cars from various brands. If you notice he likes EVs that means Tesla is front and center.
FYI we are talking youtubers, not paid spending.
Huh? So there is only a certain type of spending you deem legitimate.
FYI, this is Clublexus. Not ClubTesla.
This is Car Chat.
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Old May 9, 2026 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Youtube has become a cesspool of people who gain followers and churn out bs content and clickbait for a check. This guy literally has a tesla & rivian referral link in his bio. Naturally he would hate this .
he owns a tesla and rivian so naturally he puts referral links in his videos.
not sure if you fully watched it as he praises the lx and rx he’s driven too and loves the materials and much of the design of the rz. he just (rightly) thinks the range is terrible (it is) and the tech is bad.

gjeebs is also really funny. about 5 mins in he says the material on what would be the glovebox area (why doesn’t it have a glovebox by the way?) is really cool and like stripper fishnets

When i see the usual dumbass thumbnail with a dumb pose or face, it’s a red flag he’s just doing what the algorithm says to do.
if you make your living on youtube then you have to be a slave to the algorithm to some degree.
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Old May 9, 2026 | 06:37 AM
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
You're here to throw shade at Tesla at every turn that's your badge of honor. BTW I'm not defending Tesla or Rivian, I'm only saying you have a problem with sponsorship in this case because it benefits Tesla and Rivian.
I have literally never seen any behavior from him that shows him to be a Tesla hater. As we have said as nauseum you always react to anything that isn't effusive praise of Tesla as an attack.

his is Car Chat.
Yes it is...in the forum he is one of the people in charge of lol. This is his house, like it or not.

It is also a LEXUS forum. You cannot be frustrated at people who run a LEXUS FORUM for being Lexus fans. There are Tesla forums and general car forums, this isn't either of those.
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