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Exxon’s Market Value Tops Tesla’s as Oil Rises, EV Sales Slow
- Tesla down 41% this year after sales miss analysts’ estimates
- Path to electrification may be slower than previously thought
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Exxon Mobil Corp. surpassed Tesla Inc. in market value for the first time in more than a year after the electric vehicle maker’s sales slowed and investors bet on consumers’ reluctance to ditch gas-powered cars.
Tesla is down 41% in a punishing start to the year, marked by renewed growth worries, widespread job cuts and its first year-over-year sales drop since the early days of the pandemic. Meanwhile, Exxon has finally arrested a decade-long production decline with fast-growing oil developments in Guyana and the Permian Basin, maximizing the benefit of crude’s 16% gain this year.