Henry Ford II with Mazda was well developed even before the end of HF2's period of influence. However, in Iacocca's view, it lagged several years behind GM and Chrysler, due to Henry Ford II's unappealable influence, before others led it forward despite his resistance. HF2's management style caused the company's fortunes to fluctuate in more ways than one. For example, he allowed the offering of public stock in 1956, which raised $650 million for the company, but the "experimental car" program instituted during his tenure, the Edsel, cost the company almost half that. Likewise, HF2 hired the creative Lee Iacocca, who was fundamental
Tesla Model S after its introduction, with the largest share, 57%, in the US. With an estimated 12,700 units delivered during the fourth quarter of 2016, sales totaled about 50,931 units in 2016, making the Model S the world's top selling plug-in car for the second year running. The United States had about 29,156 units delivered, followed by China with 6,334, surpassing Norway as the largest Model S overseas market. , about 158,159 Model S cars have been sold worldwide since its introduction, making the Model S the world's second best-selling plug-in electric car ever after the Nissan Leaf (250,000), and ahead of