Tesla is recalling nearly every cyber truck this over an
issue with the stainless steel panels that are a threat
to fall off the vehicle. Scripps News correspondent Dan
Grossman joins us right now. Dan, what are
you learning? Yeah, you know, Tesla has
just been taking so many hits between financial literal hits
and now a sprawling federal recall that could potentially put
other cars on the road at risk. Federal regulators
are recalling nearly all of cyber trucks to fix an
issue with windshield trim panels that can fly off.
This recall involving bad adhesive is the largest yet in
the model's short and flawed history. We shouldn't be
surprised because, uh, there have been 8 recalls
uh of the of this cybertruck since January of last
year. Scott Barradell is the CEO of Idea Grove
, a branding. Marketing firm. It's leaning to
, uh, the, the feeling that maybe there's
someone asleep at the switch, but mechanical problems are
not the only obstacle Tesla is facing. You can't
separate the politics of your audience from your product.
Musk has been the face of widespread cuts to government
agencies and workers. It's definitely hurting Tesla. There's
there's no question. There's just no benefit whatsoever.
To Tesla, uh, that what Elon Musk is
doing. Musk has been trying to stop the slide
, holding an all hands meeting with Tesla employees staging
a recent Tesla showcase at the White House. This
man is a great patriot. And you should cherish
him. To the US Secretary of Commerce urging people
to buy his stock, buy Tesla. It's unbelievable
that this guy's stock is this cheap. It'll never
be this cheap again. Still, Tesla's stock has
tumbled 35% over the past year and used Tesla's are
losing. Their value quicker and people have been attacking
Tesla dealerships and cars themselves, which President Trump calls
domestic terrorism. Speaks to the larger level of polarization
and anger that a lot of people have as it
relates to politics in this in this country right now
covers about, so this recall covers about 46,000 vehicles
and all that were manufactured since November of 2023,
Alex. Dan Grossman, thank you so much.