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Tesla’s crossroads: Can Elon Musk’s stock-market darling retain an edge over rivals? 

April 19, 2024 • by Michael R. Wade in Electric Cars • 7 min read

The EV pioneer’s once-unrivaled dominance is being tested by declining sales, fierce competition, and questions about its commitment to sustainability and innovation. IMD’s Michael Wade examines Tesla’s strategic direction and leadership. ...

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China’s automotive odyssey: From joint ventures to global EV dominance  

January 26, 2024 • by Yueyuan Selina Xue, Wei Wei, Mark J. Greeven in Electric Cars • 9 min read

How has China’s automotive sector made the journey to where it is today? What has driven this focus and dynamic growth and what are its prospects?...

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Here’s what we predict for 2024… what about you? 

January 5, 2024 • by Robert Hooijberg, Arturo Bris, David Bach, José Parra Moyano, Michael R. Wade, Julia Binder, Howard H. Yu, Simon J. Evenett, Alyson Meister, Salvatore Cantale, Stefan Michel in Electric Cars • 15 min read

What can we expect to see over the coming year? IMD professors offer their expert predictions, and we invite you to join in....

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In the footsteps of Nikola Tesla: driving the electrification of the auto industry

August 15, 2023 • by Didier Bonnet in Electric Cars • 9 min read • Podcast available

Inspired by electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla, Mate Rimac, CEO of the electric supercar company Rimac Automobili, is helping to drive a revolution in the automotive sector....

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Can CATL power the future? 

August 3, 2023 • by Mark J. Greeven in Electric Cars • 6 min read

Providing it can avoid the perils of geopolitics, Chinese electric vehicle battery maker CATL has all the ingredients necessary to become a world-beating multinational, says IMD Professor of Innovation and Strategy Mark...

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Building a company from scratch out of the most unlikely place

June 27, 2023 • by Mate Rimac in Electric Cars • 8 min read

Mate Rimac founded an electric supercar company in Croatia – a country with no automotive industry or start-up culture – when he was still a teenager, and against all odds, grew it...

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Agile pricing will help firms profit from supply chain constraints 

April 14, 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Stefan Michel in Electric Cars • 5 min read

An inability to change prices more frequently is the source of a huge missed opportunity when supply is limited....

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How to win trust in your ESG communications and marketing

March 10, 2022 • by Richard Benton in Electric Cars • 8 min read

Let your CMO be your Chief Sustainability Officer, says Richard Benton, as he outlines the ways in which organizations must urgently improve their messaging around ESG....

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Tesla supply chain: from cautionary tale to role model

January 27, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff in Electric Cars • 5 min read

Tesla’s full-year results show that it has navigated the supply chain challenges and chip shortages that have frozen the rest of the auto industry. This is a far cry from the electric...

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Urgent action is needed to protect Congolese cobalt miners

September 16, 2021 • by Serra Cremer Iyi, Dorothée Baumann Pauly in Electric Cars • 7 min read

The mineral is a vital component of electric car batteries, but small-scale miners, including children, are working in harsh conditions. Alliances need to be forged in the supply chain to make cobalt...

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