Conduct a PESTEL analysis to identify the forces affecting the car manufacturing of alternate energy vehicles.

1. Political

• Other:

2.Economic

• Other:

3.Sociocultural

• Other:

4.Technological

• Other:

5.Ecological

• Other:

6.Legal

• Other:

7.Identify 2 or 3 forces from your PESTEL analysis that are most likely to have a significant impact on the industry in the near future.

B. Analyze competition in the U.S. car industry using the 5-Forces Model.

1. Rivalry - Is this force strong, moderate, or weak?

Why?

• Other:

2. Threat of New Entrants -- Is this force strong, moderate, or weak?

Why?

• Other:

3. Threat of Substitutes -- Is this force strong, moderate, or weak?

Why?

• Other:

4. Buyer Power -- Is this force strong, moderate, or weak?

Why?

• Other:

5. Supplier Power -- Is this force strong, moderate, or weak?

Why?

• Other:

6.Based on your 5-Forces Analysis, how would assess the profit potential of the U.S. car industry?

C. Draw a strategic group map for the U.S. automotive industry. What are conclusions?

D. Industry Dynamics - Is the structure of the U.S. automotive industry changing?

Internal Analysis

A. Conduct a SWOT analysis to analyze conditions Tesla must consider going forward.

1. Strengths

• Other:

2.Weaknesses

• Other:

3.Opportunities

• Other:

4.Threats

• Other:

B. Identify Tesla's core competencies:

C. Using VRIO analysis, evaluate whether Tesla has a sustained competitive advantage by completing the table below. Then provide summary of any findings from the table.

Table 1: A VRIO Analysis of Tesla

Tesla's Resources & Capabilities	Valuable (V)	Rare (R)	Costly to Imitate (I)	Organized to Capture Value (O)