Ch. 2 - Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage
SWOT Analysis of Tesla Tesla has six Gigafactories around the world. The California, Shanghai, Berlin and Texas factories are responsible for vehicle manufacturing. The Nevada and New York factories are responsible for the production of battery packs and solar roofs respectively. Strengths of Tesla: The Most Valuable Automobile Firm Strong Flexible and divisional Organization structure Strong Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning Effective Marketing Strategies: Tesla is worldwide famous for its 0$ marketing strategy . Innovation: Tesla is involved in research of alternative energy such as, hydrogen cell power-powered electric cars, hybrid cars and plug-in hybrids. Market Dominator: Along with Ford and GM, Tesla is recognized as one of the “Big Three” players in the electric car market. Weaknesses of Tesla: Tesla is a one man show: Tesla = Musk and he is a controversial CEO that directly affects the company value with his constant antics.