Therein lies the rub, style is not such a rational quantitative and empirical metric; it's "emotional". The brand has become less stylish because the man who owns it is becoming very unpopular.
Imagine if Trump sold cars.
And you continue your toxic language in virtually every musk related thread.
Even if you pursue style that's no guarantee you'll succeed. there's a reason there's a stereotype of balding middle aged men buying fancy cars to compensate for perceived inadequacy.
Elon’s personal brand has been a big part of Tesla’s appeal, it either falling overall or realigning to be most attractive to a group not otherwise inclined to prefer electric vehicles is going to have an impact on Tesla demand, whether or not it logically should, just as it (positively) impacted that demand, whether or not it should have, before.
> The people allowing that to shape their purchasing decisions are underdeveloped emotional children.
You calling people “underdeveloped emotional children” doesn’t reduce the actual number of them or the effect their preferences have on the market for the car.
> Adults buy a vehicle based on specs, price, build quality, and style.
Cars remain on the road typically for over a decade now, and Tesla takes unusual steps to force use of their own services for maintenance; purely tangential image issues (which nevertheless are real market forces) aside, this creates a rational reason for Tesla demand to be more than usually sensitive to ability to trust the company and its leadership into the future.
Adults buy a vehicle based on specs, price, build quality, and style.