Tesla moves on with Chinese factory

I’m not sure if posing this question will err on the side of controversy vs. the intended ‘healthy-debate.’ It’s 2019. Let’s take a leaf out of Musk’s book and take some risks, shall we? Is acquisition on the horizon for TESLA? I know – a shocking query. There's a fierce competition in rapidly establishing market-share on autonomous driving ( i.e Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, UBER) That said, buying-capacity isn’t where it needs to be to meet Tesla’s current market cap; well above the $50B range. There’s only ONE opponent that could possibly fit-the-bill for this: Apple. At a current market cap of $700B, this isn’t a far-fetched hypothetical to consider. Like Apple, Tesla boasts a FANTASTICALLY loyal customer, and brand-following. Have you ever met a Tesla owner who didn’t immediately advocate to-the-heavens on the joys of their Model Y? Also, there’s still a novelty and consistency to their cult-like following, and brand-evangelism. A detail perhaps not as 'present' in Apple’s customer profile in recent years. Back to the race... The question is: Does an approx. 12% of Apple’s current market-cap constitute acquisition? If that were to happen, we ALL know who would be the unopposed leader in this space.

“Gigafactory 3 is another example of Tesla’s commitment to the China market.”- TESLA MOTORS LIMITED founder Elon Musk in a statement at the Shanghai site of the new Gigafactory in #China despite U.S.-China trade tensions.

Elon Musk's electric car maker acquired land for a factory on the outskirts of Shanghai for about $140 million in October. #kluxuryhub https://lnkd.in/ebeJm5M

Elon Musk breaks ground on TESLA MOTORS LIMITED’s Shanghai factory Evelyn Cheng CNBC https://lnkd.in/faqVT3Y

Tesla to start producing Model 3 cars in China in 2019 https://sc.mp/0xiyl

Tesla breaks ground on Shanghai factory which will product Model 3 EVs for China https://t.co/XMIDC46HSV https://t.co/moh0hFWHLI

Bold Question: In what quarter of 2019 does Apple buy Tesla? Everyone wants in on autonomous driving (Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen, UBER, etc) but their market caps aren’t big enough to buy Tesla at its current Market Cap of about $55B The one company that also is trying to get in on it, but is probably the furthest behind, and the only company that can afford to buy Tesla even though it’s market cap has declined from $1T to $700B, is Apple. And Tesla has that off the charts customer love whereby Tesla owners all become evangelists for the car and the company (frankly apple customers don’t do it as much in the last 5 years as they used to thus also making Tesla attractive to Apple) Kara Swisher just wrote a great piece about Apple and what’s next now that iPhones have reached enough penetration with good enough quality that the urge/need to upgrade is not so strong, along with slowing sales in China Apple buying Tesla for roughly 10% of its current t Market cap instantly puts Apple at the front of the pack for autonomous driving and with the cash and backing of Apple, the Tesla division of Apple could afford to do whatever was necessary to truly be the first to deliver autonomous driving to the masses while bringing Apple an entirely new and growing product Line

In 2019 Tesla will be facing more competition in China and Ellon will not be in charge as last year. Who will be the new Tesla face ? www.mashable.com/2018/04/25/china-electric-vehicles-tesla-beijing-auto-show/#R.gtD2pyMiqR