Exactly. Elon Musk is an ego driven individual looking for affirmation from adoring groupies.
Clearly, he picked Germany to show the world's best car makers that Tesla will beat them all. It's profoundly not understanding the German culture and how Germans in the auto industry operate. There's a reason German manufacturers have been around for a century. Yes, their engineering is top notch and yes, the government will ensure they continue to thrive. The relationships are incestuous, government, special interest groups, management and unions are all bound by the same goal, Deutschland Uber Alles. That Elon Musk and his team didn't account for this is at minimum a sign of naivety and Tesla is now deep in crap, as I expected back when I first heard of their intent to plant their flag there years ago.
So what's going to happen? All the strings are tied to Tesla the muppet. Agitators, unions, special interest groups like local environmentalists, animal activists and whoever else will pull to create issues, local governments will pull to intervene and reassure, all the while Tesla will struggle to meet production goals, expansion plans and profit margins. This will go on and on until finally Elon Musk decides to cut his losses, shuts down the German factory and move elsewhere in Europe, be it Poland, Romania or even a smaller factory in Spain which would open the European market to Mexican production.
