New York (CNN Business) Wall Street's current love for Tesla (TSLA) has lifted its shares to a level never before achieved by a US automaker.

Tesla shares, which are up more than 160% since hitting a 52-week low last June, now have a market value of $86.5 billion. That gives the electric car-maker the distinction of being the most valuable US automaker in history.

This achievement easily tops the previous record high of $76.1 billion for shares of Ford in 1999, according to data from the Center for Research in Security Prices.

The high watermark for GM stock was more recent, when it reached a market value of $67.7 billion in October 2017.

GM GM Ford F Today both of those stocks have lost a good chunk of their value., valued at $50.7 billion, and, worth $36.9 billion, together are worth only about 1% more than Tesla alone.