Interesting Case Study on Telsa Motors

Summary

Market cap is higher than Ford’s and almost as high as GM’s, despite sales of $7B compared to $151.8B for Ford and $166.4B for GM.Too much hype in production targets and when the company will earn a profit.Current market price doesn't take into account potential negative news like vehicle recalls and setbacks in production goals, and shares should be hit hard should the bull market stall.

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Forbes Electric Car Industry Report

Last month, China’s government issued new rules that require automotive companies to sell more alternative-energy cars in the country. Beijing also plans to eventually get rid of all internal combustion engines in new cars, maybe as soon as 2030. Thus, worldwide automakers are speeding up their efforts to develop electric vehicles and meet demand in China.

China is the world’s largest auto market, even though it taxes imported cars 10 times more than the U.S. Beginning in 2019, China requires electric cars to make up at least 10 percent of each automaker’s output. The minimum percentage increases to 12 percent in 2020.