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Fortune
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

Ex–Stellantis CEO says Tesla may exit the car industry and may not exist in 10 years: ‘Tesla’s stock market value loss will be colossal’

(Credit: Nathan Laine—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Car executives once saw Tesla as their industry’s biggest disrupter. But now, at least one former automotive CEO says the company may pull out of the car business, and could even cease to exist within 10 years.

Carlos Tavares, who resigned from the top job at Jeep manufacturer Stellantis late last year, said Elon Musk’s Tesla is being hammered by Chinese rival BYD, which surpassed Tesla in global EV sales earlier this year.

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