I X。 CA SE A U TH O R’S T E A C HIN G NOTE – Not Availa b leX. ST UD EN T S TR ATE GI C AU D IT I. C urr e nt Situat i o nA. C urre n t P e rf ormanc eFo un ded b yM a r t in Eb erha rd an d Ma r c Tarpenning i n 2025, T es l a went public i n J u n e2025 wit h IP Oat $17 a s hare, r ai sed $226. 1 m illion in its fi rst s toc k deb ut 。 Since E lo n Musk t o ok over as t he C EO, T esl a has b ee n o n e o f th emost i nnova t iv e a u to mo t iv ep ro d u ce r sin the wor ld, ea rni n g r e c ogn i t i o n t hrough t he Global S u st ai n a bili tyInnovatio n Awa rd i n 2 009 。 T esla purc h as e d form e r NUM M I fa ct ory i n Fr e m ont, C al ifor ni a, the mo s t advance d and clean e st au tomot i v e p roduc tion p l ant in th e w or ld. B ot h Dai m le r a nd Toy ot a have a lso inves te d $50 m ill ion e a ch to f o r m stra t e gic alli a nc e s 、Te sla w i ll p rovide e le c tric v ehic le (E V) e xp er tise for their car de v elop m ent, w h i l e T o y ota a n d Daimler will pr ov ide o ppo r tu ni ties for T es la t o d ive rsify its r e v en u e stre ams, n etwo rk, an d a cc e ss to ex t e n si v e supply c hai ns 、 Toyot a also has formed a par t ner sh ip wit h Pana s o n i c to collabora t e on batt ery c e l ldevel op me nt.B. St r at e gic Posture1. Te s la’s cu r r ent m i ssion, o...