Between 2017 and Q3 of 2022 on an annualized basis, cost doubled. Cost to operating expenses effectively almost doubled from 3.9 to 6.8 billion dollars. The idea that you would keep costs that flat in terms of factories and production and making cars is actually bananas. A big part of the story I think is also exporting and manufacturing in China.

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