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BumRushDaShow

(163,340 posts) Sat Nov 15, 2025, 05:14 AM Yesterday

Soros fund goes for this legacy automaker - and sells off Tesla and Rivian stakes

Source: MarketWatch

Published: Nov. 14, 2025 at 5:57 p.m. ET

Billionaire investor George Soros’s investment fund sold stakes in electric-vehicle makers Tesla Inc. and Rivian Automotive Inc. in the quarter ended Sept. 30 - instead preferring to open a fresh position in legacy automaker Ford Motor Co., according to a securities filing released late Friday.

Soros Fund Management LLC, the investment firm and family office linked to the billionaire philanthropist, also placed a new bet on Walt Disney Co. Soros’s stake in Tesla had been small, but it had sizeable holdings in Rivian of about 35 million shares, worth about $525 million as of Friday.

Investors have grown more skeptical of EV makers as concerns about consumer demand have come front and center.

For Rivian, a lot will be riding on cheaper vehicles that the electric-truck maker hopes to have ready in the first half of 2026. Tesla, meanwhile, has endured criticism for having no immediate plans to bring a fresh model to the market, cheaper or not.

Read more: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/soross-fund-goes-for-this-legacy-automaker-and-sells-off-tesla-and-rivian-stakes-bd53a05b

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Soros fund goes for this legacy automaker - and sells off Tesla and Rivian stakes (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Dumping Tesla. Big time! oasis Yesterday #1

Let's add more volatility ... join the Mass Blackout! BlueWavePsych Yesterday #8

Well, okay... Hugin 22 hrs ago #13

I was caught behind a Rivian in heavy rush hour traffic recently... Hugin Yesterday #2

I had never even heard of Rivian until last Thursday when I spotted a truck in the roundabout. Since Vinca Yesterday #4

"Do people have gold mines in their back yards?" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5

Interesting. I saw two of them with thrashed tailgates mahina 22 hrs ago #11

I can only describe the behavior I saw in that case. Hugin 22 hrs ago #12

Well built EV's need to get down into the 20-30k market new before they will actually become feasible. Also... Cheezoholic Yesterday #3

"Well built EV's need to get down into the 20-30k market new before they will actually become feasible." BumRushDaShow Yesterday #6

China is making inexpensive EVs Danascot 22 hrs ago #10

I was checking out a trike... Hugin 22 hrs ago #14

My twenty-three year old Mercedes is doing fine. Worth more than I paid for it nine years ago. twodogsbarking Yesterday #7

"Fresh model" Do we really need 'fresh models" every year? travelingthrulife Yesterday #9

oasis

(53,198 posts)

1. Dumping Tesla. Big time!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 06:02 AM

Yesterday

BlueWavePsych

(3,309 posts)

8. Let's add more volatility ... join the Mass Blackout!

Reply to oasis (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:55 AM

Yesterday

https://www.themassblackout.com/

Hugin

(37,136 posts)

13. Well, okay...

Reply to BlueWavePsych (Reply #8)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 12:41 PM

22 hrs ago

But, I’m warning you that is my normal lifestyle from being on a fixed income for the past twenty five years.

It should be a breeze, tho.

Hugin

(37,136 posts)

2. I was caught behind a Rivian in heavy rush hour traffic recently...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 06:41 AM

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It looked to be fairly new and due to its erratic stop-n-go behaviors it’s operator must’ve been new to an EV as well. They seemed to be having some trouble adapting to the different acceleration/torque curve of an EV. Maybe it was set in some sort of an off-road mode. Many horns were sounded.

Vinca

(53,027 posts)

4. I had never even heard of Rivian until last Thursday when I spotted a truck in the roundabout. Since

Reply to Hugin (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:44 AM

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it was kind of small and that's what I've been looking for, I checked it out when I got home. It seems the very cheapest one you can get is $70+ thousand dollars. The one I wanted would have been close to $120,000. Do people have gold mines in their back yards?

BumRushDaShow

(163,340 posts)

5. "Do people have gold mines in their back yards?"

Reply to Vinca (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:58 AM

Yesterday

I remember seeing this article earlier this year - https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/19/united-states-millionaires-wealth.html

(I think that is about to change though)

mahina

(20,153 posts)

11. Interesting. I saw two of them with thrashed tailgates

Reply to Hugin (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 12:24 PM

22 hrs ago

Recently. So not isolated behavior, maybe.

Hugin

(37,136 posts)

12. I can only describe the behavior I saw in that case.

Reply to mahina (Reply #11)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 12:33 PM

22 hrs ago

The vehicle would go from the posted speed to almost nill in a few seconds with no brake lights. I suppose it could be caused by the driver letting up on the power pedal and the vehicle not coasting in the same manner as a conventional truck.

Regenerative braking?

I have never had the opportunity to drive an EV. I have talked with several friends who own and drive them and they say that there is a familiarization curve.

Cheezoholic

(3,453 posts)

3. Well built EV's need to get down into the 20-30k market new before they will actually become feasible. Also...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 07:41 AM

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they need to last, like 200k+ miles last. Those of us that can't afford a brand new vehicle (which is more than people that can) need to be able to buy reliable used EV's that don't cost a fortune to repair if needed. If we can't do that the poor will be driving used affordable (I'm talking 5-10k) gas vehicles for the next 20 years. You'd be surprised the quality vehicle you can get for 5 or 6k nowadays. EV's desperately need to reach that threshold to truly become viable IMO.

FF!!!

BumRushDaShow

(163,340 posts)

6. "Well built EV's need to get down into the 20-30k market new before they will actually become feasible."

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 08:02 AM

Yesterday

But more than that, right now, the entire "charging infrastructure" is still MIA. There are tens of millions who live in dwellings with no garage and no way to charge such a car (notably those in rentals and particularly those in multi-story apartment buildings).