Elon Musk just revealed the Tesla Model Y a?? and he's still the greatest car salesman who ever lived (TSLA)

Associated Press



Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Model Y crossover SUV last week.




The new Tesla vehicle arrives after a difficult period for Musk and the company.




Musk was at his best during the unveiling — in full-on salesman mode, both for the vehicle and for Tesla's vision.




A few years back, after Tesla posted an unexpected quarterly earnings beat and CEO Elon Musk took to the opportunity to undersell what was then the yet-to-be-produced Model 3 sedan, I wrote that he was the greatest car salesman who has ever lived.
I'm not going to judge my own verdict, but Tesla did finish 2018 by delivering almost 250,000 cars, and most of them were Model 3's. That's what happens when Musk says he isn't going to try that hard.
Last week, Musk revealed the Model Y — Tesla's lastest vehicle, a compact/midsize crossover that's really the vehicle the all-electric automaker needs most, as consumers in the US switch in droves to SUVs.