The Japanese auto makers have now managed to make the most sales in the past three quarters, beating the record previously made by Volkswagen.
Following the scandal that shook up its auto business in the industry, Volkswagen has found itself in some serious issues which is why the giant’s control has now been shifted over its global sales lead to auto giant Toyota Motors. The German auto maker has been working its way up in the global market for the past three months but due to the scandal of emission that shook up the company on a massive scale, the lead of the global sales was gladly taken by rival giant.
The strong sales report which Toyota business recently rolled out showed that the smart car maker sold a huge 7.49 million vehicles in the first nine months of the year, and in the same time period Volkswagen reported a sales figure of 7.43 million, which shows that the difference with which the Japanese auto makers won the game was considerably a huge one. The third highest sales in the past three quarters were made by General Motors, which released a sales figure of 7.2 million cars.
Analysts in the auto industry are of the opinion that since Volkswagen is clearly out of the game, rivals Toyota and GM now have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and hike up their sales by capitalizing in the right manner so as to increase their production and sales for the customers who have been let down by the German giant.
Volkswagen is apparently going through a very tough time with the authorities, as it was recently found to be carrying out a cheat business because of which a lot of A class lawsuits have also been filed against it, along with some unavoidable fines which is sure to bring the company down on many levels. The auto company is not facing trouble with only a single regulator, but it has found itself to be answerable to a number of them, which is only bringing the company lower than the high position it once enjoyed in the auto making competition.
According to Bloomberg’s report on the company’s scandal, it was reported that there are around 325 lawsuits that have been filed against the hybrid car makers in the United States alone, which means that the trouble being faced by the company is on a colossal level and is to grow even more in the other countries where the auto giant seems to be selling off its cars in.
Tesla needs to increase production of Model X to sustain demand.
Tesla Motors Inc. launch of Model X is getting mixed verdicts from various analysts covering the automotive sector. The auto industry is extremely positive about the car due to its high power and gull wing doors. Investors on the other hand are skeptical since their concern is whether the company can churn in high volumes.
Almost 25,000 vehicles of Tesla Motors have been registered are not capable of reach their owners till the latter half of this year which shows that the company has low production related capabilities. This lag was expected by the automotive giant though the company has embraced several delays which have taken more than a year to ensure the successful electric crossover
At the same time where many buyers who were saving around $100,000 to purchase Model S since now they cannot wait for an unidentified period since they cannot really wait for another year just to get hands on Model X. so now they are considering to purchase the TSLA sedan that will be available in almost two months.
Brad Erickson, who is the analyst at Pacific Crest shared his view where he claimed that the time for the launch of Model S remains unchanged after the launch of Model X. the numbers for Model S production is likely to rise during the fourth trimestral. As per the analyst, the production of Model S can increase by 22% over the coming quarter if they deliver 2,500 Model X electric cars. So if the company wanted to meet its yearly sales target then they will need to sell 17,000 more car units during the fourth quarter.
Although numerous analysts have to date been giving positive verdicts on the Model X there are still many who believe that the car is extremely overpriced. The automotive giant has claimed that the price of the Model X is likely to be in between $132,000 and $143,000 along with several extra features. So Model X that has the same features as Model S can be bought for almost $5000 more than Model S pricing.
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas claims that having such prices is likely to make the car expense along with raising the Average Transaction Price (ATP) of Tesla cars. So if the prices of Model X is increased and the production still remains so low then the demand for Model X will hamper and Model S will increase as per estimations.
Here's what Tesla has planned for the future.
Tesla Motors Inc. has recently unveiled the Model X which is a premium priced car. The vehicle was appreciated by consumers and critics for having a beautiful design along with top notch engineering. However, the price has yet to be a controversial subject. So now the company is targeting the “mass market Model 3 vehicle”. This new electric car is likely to be a game changer since it is likely to overcome the present losses so that it ultimately paves its way to churn profits.
Initially it was stated that the launch of Model 3 will actually take the company to the last phase of its development life cycle. JB Straubel, chief technology officer at Tesla mentioned in a statement that the company’s employees are not critically monitoring Model X or Model S electric car at least these days. The reason behind streamlining its focus was to deploy all expertise on Model 3. At this point, it is early to say whether all the Tesla employees are concerned about Model 3 or it is getting the special attention of the development team.
TSLS has undoubtedly succeeded in capturing a fair share in the electric car industry. However, the issue they are facing has either not still experienced high sales. The reason behind this is its skyrocketing prices. Model 3 is likely to get a price tag of $35,000 which in comparison is budget friendly.
The company at this point is also working towards developing its Gigafactory that will have a huge assembly line that will have the power of producing almost half million vehicles per annum. By early 2016, the factory will initiate the production process. As of now, the company is producing almost 10 percent less than their annual estimation which is about 500,000. The targets for this year to produce 50,000-55,000 cars will be achieved due to slow production although the company has tried its best to increase the trend of EV cars.
Apart from that it is also stated that Tesla Motors has also established a new paint shop that can accommodate 500,000 cars per annum in order to ensure smooth production. If the arrival is delayed by the Model 3 then the fixed cost will increase acting as a barrier in terms of profitability. Moreover, the company is also making various network charging stations across the globe that will cater to the increase in the demand for Model 3 by consumers.
The auto making giant is rolling out the new OS named Tesla 7.0 in all of its vehicles within a period of five days only which is being taken as a great step towards a stock upgrade in the near future.
Tesla Motors was seen to roll out the new Model X car a couple of weeks back, which was given by the audience with mixed emotions. The auto making giant has managed to come up with some ideas to update the software of its cars which has not only surprised and excited the analysts covering the stock of the giant but also the investors in the company, who had previously been turning a little bearish towards the negative comments going around in the market lately. The new Tesla 7.0 is the newly released updated OS which has been launched by the auto giant, which is attracting quite a lot of attention towards it from all around the industry and that too, for all the right reasons.
The new autopilot system that has been released for Tesla cars is being considered as a feature that changes a lot for the giant in the upcoming days. Analysts are seen talking about how the giant is capable of bringing a change to the driving experience of the customers by a huge difference, which is also going to make things easier for the investors to know how much of a great option the company’s stock are to invest in.
Out of all the updates that have been rolled out by Tesla business, the most interesting and captivating one is hands down the over the air update which has been drawn to the technology installed in the cars. The autopilot option that has been launched in the new cars is another interesting feature to be considered as it will allow the cars to be guided with particular instructions to go about the way the customer want it to, and will also be able to keep a check on the speed of the electric vehicle.
However, Elon Musk, the CEO of the electric car making company, has repeatedly informed the industry about how the autopilot option does not mean that the car is an autonomous one and has informed everyone that this could just be taken as a testing version of the technology that the giant wishes to work with. On a more important side, the analysts believe that the major upgrade that Tesla stock is capable of receiving is because of how fast the new operating system is going to be launched in all of its previously launched models, namely Model S and Model X cars. These vehicles will be upgraded with the new OS in only about five days which is being considered as a major pull the giant’s stock might take in the near future.
Tesla is all geared up to launch Version 7 software upgrade for its cars.
Tesla Motors Inc. is all set to win the heart of investors by coming up with a software upgrade. The firm has announced that they are all set to launch its Over the Tair, Version 7 software upgrade this week. The software update will cater to self-steering option. The message was posted by Mr. Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of the company on social media platform Twitter/ this feature will be unveiled all over the globe on the coming Thursday.
Mr. Elon Musk had announced earlier that the latest feature will not allow the car to steer on its own completely while on the roads but will helps drivers whilst driving on wider motorway roads. The company electric carshave now been equipped with 17 inches dashboard screens which are the largest in the automotive sector. The dashboard is also likely to feature an upgrade soon. Moreover, parallel parking will also be supported by the recent upgrade. The auto pilot features are not as advanced as many customers expected thus the automotive giant still needs some more time to come up with advanced features. So soon we might also see users getting out of Tesla cars where the vehicles park on its own.
As reported by Mr. Elon Musk, the features of this nature are expected to be launched later when the version 7.1 is released. So far the launch date of version 7.1 has not been released. It is also speculated that the upcoming upgrade will allow the cars to reach the destination by merely calling them.
Model X and all Model S will support the auto-steering functionality. The advanced sensory systems are also supported in these vehicles where 12 sensors are installed in the bottom along with a front camera. Also, another sensor will be responsible to gauge the speed of other cars closer to the vehicle. The company at this point of time is modifying its sensory technology so that they can support various autonomous features in the times to come. This is relatively different from Google who is currently only concerned about manufacturing full autonomous cars.
The Version 7 update was announced earlier in March 2015 when the automotive company was launching Version 6.0 software that was targeting the range anxiety related issues. The idea was to penetrate electric cars among other car users since battery charging made consumers skeptical.
Hence the new upgrade is expected to get traction to the company and will also create anticipation for the future.
The auto making giant has emerged to be a little uncertain talking about making successful deliveries of its SUVs shaking up confidence of the investors.
Tesla Motors has given out huge numbers for the delivery of its electric cars on a number of platforms which has made analysts in the market rather confused about what to actually expect from the giant. The auto making giant is expected to be selling the model S version of its cars in a huge number for sure, but the analysts have raised questions as to how many of the new SUV will the giant manage to sell by the time its reporting time for the fourth quarter.
The analysts in the market who have been analyzing the way things have been going on within the auto making company are of the opinion that the fact that even Elon Musk, the CEO of the firm, failed to give out a clear guidance for the sales of the Model X car for the fourth fiscal quarter did not make things any better for the investors. The fourth quarter of the year initiated right after the major launch event was held and things might also turn out to be a little shaky as to where the sales of the new car is concerned.
Following a press conference in which Musk was questioned about what he thought could make him reach out to the over the top bullish sales figures he has expressed to achieve over the past few months, analysts thought that even he looked uncertain about a lot of things. The hybrid car makers have also suggested that the fact that there are expected to have some ups and downs even in the production is what is making the CEO so uncertain in the first place, and if that works out for him then the auto company could actually end up attaining the sales numbers it believes it could obtain in the next five years.
Musk also suggested that most of the time the reason any company fails to achieve its sales target is generally because of the way its supplier lags behind in supply the car or other products in time, which is the only delay that can be expected from the electric vehicle producers in the long run as well.
Analysts, on the other hand, believe that the fact that the firm has shown uncertainty regarding its quarterly deliveries shows that the firm could actually end up not achieving its exponential targets that it had previously set to make sure there are a massive number of EVs on the road before the end of 2020.
The company is expected to make an entrance into the Indian market through a project to sell its least expensive car, namely Model 3, in the region.
Tesla Motors has recently shown interest in building up a unit in the Indian region for attracting Asian customers towards its electric cars as well. The automaker has so far penetrated into markets such as in Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and China, which means that India is not the first Asian country where the EV maker will be kicking off business activities in.
The high-end car making company will also be starting selling off its smart cars in the country, which is going to provide the people in the country with the opportunity to use the new technology in cars, using electric engines instead of the ones that are run by gas or fuel.
Recently, Indian PM was seen to make a visit to one of the factories of the electric car making company in California, which has made the analysts in the industry think of how this could be just a hint of how the automaker might end up entering the country in near future.
So far, this news has not been confirmed by the official sources that the luxury carmakers will be selling off its cars in the region but according to a financial firm in India, it was suggested that the electric carmaker is sure to be planning something big to do in the Asian country.
The same report by Mumbai-based online equity also discusses Tesla business plans of opening up a plant in the country in order to start business activities in the region in a much better way. This should be the priority of the company regarding this situation to increase the production and meet its desired goal.
The Model 3, which is an SUV of the company that is comparatively offered to the customers in a much cheaper price than any other cars of the giant, is expected to be produced and manufactured in the plant that gets build up in India by the auto-making giant, according to the equity portal.
In other news, it was also reported that Tesla might also be in serious discussions with the government of India to help it cut off on the import duties so that it can deliver the electric cars to the customer sin the country without facing too much tax payment. Furthermore, the hybrid car makers are also looking towards ensuring that the EVs it sells in the country are sold in such a way that maximum profit can be obtained from it.
The auto making company has seen a major fall on the stock, which is due to the downgrade it has received from equity firm Morgan Stanley.
Tesla Motors has been receiving mixed reviews about its Model X car, which was just released by the CEO of the company at a launch event in a very dramatic way. Elon Musk, the CEO, has expressed massive expectations for the sales to be made by the company, which all the analysts in the market do not seem to agree to. The predictions that have been made by Musk seem to be a little too over the bullish side for the ones who have been covering the stock of the giant in detail from the start. However, there sure are some analysts which have come out to be realistic enough to feel like the EV maker is on a trip that is going to take it to heights that even it does not believe it could achieve.
As far as the predictions regarding the future of Tesla cars are concerned, the giant has given a guidance to its analysts according to which it could be doubling its current revenue generation to become even bigger than Fords Motors, which has been there in the auto industry for quite some time now. On the other hand, the smart car maker does not seem to be considered by the analysts in the same way that it looks at its own stock, which is why a report by the analysts at Morgan Stanley was seen to majorly downgrade the shares of the luxury car makers, following which the share price of the firm experienced a massive dip on the index.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley have also come around to believe that the fact that Tesla business has been downgraded is mainly because of the extremely high price that has been given to the new Model X, which could be a little too over the pricey level, even for its elite customers. Keeping in mind the high price for the car, the predictions that were made by Musk in regard for obtaining the expected sales number are being seen by the giant in a very negative and unattainable way.
In the last trade session, Tesla stock was seen to fall by around 1.91% on the index which surprised not only the investors but also the analysts who had not been expecting such a huge fall in the stock price, right after the release of the new model. This fall in the stock price is being considered as first time since the fall it experienced when the Chinese market saw a major dip a couple of weeks ago.
The corporate giant has broken all records by reporting a rise of 23% on year-to-year sales.
Fords Motors has recently reported its sales figures on October 1, which came around to be surprisingly higher than the expectations of the analysts. The yearly report showed that the auto-making giant observed a rise in sales. As compared to the previous year’s sales, an upgrade was seen by 23%, a massive improvement to be taken into consideration by its rivals.
As for the sales in the retails department, the rise was still observed and the report showed that it did not show any signs of slowing down any time soon. All the good news apart, Fords cars have still not been performing as they are expected to do so. It was seen that despite the progress made, the share value of the company was not showing any signs of growth, which the analysts are wondering where the hybrid car makers could be headed in near term.
Investors in the vehicle company have turned out to be a little confused about what to think about the future of the company, which is why they have been reluctant to make huge investments.
On a different note, recent Fords news informed the industry analysts that the sales report for the month of September was not just a huge success, but it was also a major step ahead taken by the giant to fight with its rivals in a much better way than it was doing before. As of the sales made in the last month alone, the numbers came around to be at 221,599, which, according to the analysts, is a number that can shake up the entire American auto industry.
Keeping in mind that the sales in September increased by a massive 23 percent as compared to the year before, analysts are talking about how the firm has even broken its own records as in August its sales were raised by just 5.4 percent whereas in July it rose by 4.9 percent only. This also shows that the American auto manufacturer seems to be doing wonders in the industry, while it is also beating records made by other auto giants in the market.
The luxury car maker has proved to be better than expectations and for the near term future, the company’s sales are predicted to get better on bigger levels. Analysts are not the only ones to be bullish about the company now, as investors have shown positive sentiments towards the company as well.
The auto making giant is working right on schedule and is all set to release its new Model X on Tuesday, September 29.
Tesla Motors is all set to make the much awaited big release of its Model X car, which is to take place on Tuesday, September 29. The auto making giant first announced the car’s idea three years back in 2012 and as per the repeatedly changing schedule and launch date, the firm has finally come around to make the big release. The delays made during the car release have taken place in the past due to many problems that were faced by the giant. The price tag with which the new model will be available is going to be around $40,000, which is also being taken as a step by the giant to enter the auto market for the masses.
Tesla cars have previously been entirely set for the elite class of the society, as the price tag the electric vehicles carry is a little too difficult for the middle class man to afford. The company is comfortably known to be setting its standard way too high, first making itself entirely for the high end customers and now is working towards hitting the masses as well. This is going to be carried out by the giant through an electric car, which will be made in to an affordable car for the customers. Analysts believe that this is just an attempt by the company to make sure more and more EVs reach the road in near future, so that the firm can reach its target of scoring the highest number of electric hybrid cars on the roads by 2020.
Given the different issues Tesla has so far faced regarding the launch of the new Model X, now the expected delivery of the smart cars will be done next year by the month of February. The auto company has decided to deliver out the first cars of the models to limited customers who have signed deals with their signature reservations. These deliveries will be made right before the third financial quarter of the year ends. Another thing to be noted down is that all the customers with the signature deal were given the liberty to choose from different colors and also decide on the kind of interior that they would want to get for their new electric car. Furthermore, it will be seen that apart from the Model S project that the firm is carrying out, the price of the Model X cars will be higher than even Model S sedans, which is entirely due to the high end design and structure that the company is going to offer to its customers.
The electric car maker is all set roll out its battery pack with a boom in the market which is going to make sure that the stock of the firm remains stronger than ever for a long period of time.
The famous electric car maker, Tesla Motors, has already been covered in the news enough times to know that the firm is working on building up a Gigafactory to produce lithium-ion batteries, not only to be used in its cars but also in households to conserve energy and save on electricity bills. News suggests that once the production of batteries starts properly, the electric vehicle producers will be helping the battery users by lowering down prices of individual prices by a huge difference. It could even end up lowering prices by a massive seventy percent by the time these batteries are available in the market. However, all the factors which could supposedly be helping the auto company to lower down the electric batteries are not only related to the economies of scale, but they are also majorly influenced by the improved technology that the firm is seen to be using to produce these batteries in the first place.
According to Jefferies’ analyst Dan Dolev, Tesla is believed to be performing just fine lately which is why a price target of $365 has been granted to it by the firm believing it to have the potential to turn tables in not only the auto industry but also the battery making business which has already given a lot of reasons for the firm to step into the venture in the first place. The same analyst is also of the opinion that since the firm is producing these batteries on a huge level now, it can be predicted that in a little while only the giant brings down the price of a pack of batteries from the alleged $250 per kWH to a shocking $88 per kWH.
Dolev has also repeatedly said that the luxury car maker is also working towards making these battery packs as widespread as ever which is why the prices are expected to fall on such a huge level. On the other hand, analysts are considering this statement of Jefferies’ analyst and are discussing how the hybrid car maker can end up going up on the gross margin by an eminent difference by the year 2020, which is also the year that the firm has aimed to get a really high number of electric hybrid cars on the roads. On the other hand, if the gross margin of the firm is improved, this will provide the giant a whole new chance to make sure that the Model 3 EV, which is to get released in a couple of years, to be carried out without a problem.
The auto making giant has so far fallen by around 5.68 percent on the stock index since the commencement of the new fiscal year.
Fords Motors has recently shown a massive change in the stock index which is being taken as quite a positive activity coming from the auto giant which was previously facing a very difficult time in the market.
The economic downfall which was faced in China affected the auto companies all around the world in a very negative way and the auto company was one of the firms which faced a very low share price throughout the downfall in the Asian region. However the smart car maker has shown a lot of strength on the index lately which has brought about a bullish behavior of the analysts towards the company.
Auto makers in the United States has always been on the way to enter the international markets as well, as that not only increases popularity but also improves business and sales on a great level. As for Fords, the records show how the firm is already working quite efficiently in the global markets and countries like Brazil and China are where the giant is quite established in. This is one of the major reasons why the Chinese economic fall put such a bad effect on the stock of the luxury car makers in the first place.
Last month, Fords stock touched new lows by falling a massive 7.48 percent on an overall basis, while the stock decreased by around 8.9 percent on the S&P 500 alone. Another thing to be kept in mind is that the auto company was not the only one which went down on the stock by such a huge difference as other auto giants of the country also faced similar situations. Currently, the investors of the firm have shown that they do have a lot of faith in the auto firm’s stock but still have chosen to trade with caution in the near future.
The short interest of the firm, on the other hand, has gone up by a colossal $8.7 million which resulted in the total short interest shares to reach a value of $101.57 million. As for the ratio of short interest trade, the numbers have come out to be at 2.91 by the end of the last month, from a ratio of 4.36 which was noted down just a couple of weeks before. The firm has been carrying out trading volume with 34.89 million shares which was recorded at 21.30 million shares two weeks before the month ended. Nine months into the year and the auto company has lost around 5.68 percent on the S&P 500 so far.
