This will be Tesla’s weakest quarter for car deliveries since 2022, according to JPMorgan analysts, as the polarizing, powerful role of Tesla boss Elon Musk in President Donald Trump’s administration increasingly weighs on Tesla in the eyes of Wall Street.
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In a Wednesday note to clients, the JPMorgan group led by Ryan Brinkman lowered its forecast for Tesla’s first-quarter deliveries by 20% from 444,000 to 355,000, significantly below the consensus analyst projection of 430,000, according to FactSet.
