Tesla Stock Rises. Are Trump EV Tax-Credit Concerns Weighing on the Shares?
Tesla stock was up in early trading Friday, rebounding from a steep drop on Thursday after Reuters reported that President-elect Donald Trump plans to reduce or eliminate the electric-vehicle purchase tax credit, which makes buying most Teslas and other EVs more affordable for most car buyers.Tesla stock was up 0.6% in premarket trading at $312.94, while S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively. Shares dropped 5.8% on Thursday."Exactly what we expected," wrote Wedbush analyst Dan Ives in a Thursday report. "While this is a clear negative for the EV industry at first look and would particularly hurt GM, Ford, Stellantis, and Rivian. On the flip side we view this as a net bullish move for Tesla and Musk over time.". General Motors and Ford Motor don't make money selling EVs yet. Neither does EV start-up Rivian Automotive. Losing the credit would make turning a profit harder.Rivian shares, which slid 14% Thursday, were down 0.9% in premarket t