Tesla Case Study

  1. What are the key elements of Tesla Motors’ strategy? * Hint: research their product line, technology,
    design, manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, marketing and battery pack strategies. (minimum
    tequirements: 5+ paragraphs)
  2. Which one of the five generic competitive strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely approximates
    the competitive approach that Tesla is employing? Provide justification as to why you believe they use any
    of the strategies or a combination of strategies. (minimum paragraphs: 4+ paragraphs)
  3. What is your assessment of Tesla's financial performance as shown in case Exhibit 2? Hint: expected
    content will include sales (&® CAGR), revenues (& CAGR), gross profit (& CAGR), expenses, losses, cash,
    debt, throughout the years. This question must be answered using calculations & presenting the results in
    the answer while analyzing each.
  4. What are the issues/problems that Elon Musk and other members of Tesla’s top management team need