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Tesla does in fact operate within the Triad, more specifically, the United States of America. We know Tesla operates within the Triad because it consists of three players (United States of America, European Union, and Japan), and we know Tesla primarily operates within the United States of America, which is one of the three dominant world groupings, we therefore know that Tesla does operate within the Triad

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Tesla has a functional division structure. It is heavily centralized with Elon Musk being the chief executive officer.
It is very unique how there appears to be no management structure. How this structure works for Tesla is that this allows its electric automaker to speed up communication through management levels which improves decision making and communication. Also, due to centralization Musk has 29 different people who report to him. This may seem like it may be too much for someone to handle, Musk takes a leadership role and is very present and passionate about Tesla so it would benefit him directly because he always knows what is going on in his company without having to play broken telephone due to a long chain of command.

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Tesla would become the biggest battery producer in the world. Plans to build 3 gigafactories in the U.S,  1 in Europe,  and one in Shanghai which reduces Teslas costs greatly because they do not have to outsource batteries and can lower the price of  the vehicle. It also insures that the product is identical globally so there is no variation in cost per country due to different makes based on different countries standards.

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Elon Musk is one of the most recognized and appealing business man in the world. He has an enormous social platform and can directly reach out to his consumers. He wins over many consumers because of his ability to interact with the public and because since they are inspired by Musk they are likely to be his customers. This is just another way they promote their business.

An example of Elon Musk's image impacting Tesla directly was the interview where he smoked a joint on live TV. Since many customers of Tesla are customers because of Elon Musks influence, Tesla's stock dropped 9%.

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Tesla is  geocentric, it wants its product to be recognized world wide and is built the same way everywhere so it is fluid throughout every country.

There is a global desire to create more environmentally friendly products and to cut back ones carbon footprint and Tesla satisfies these components. Since Tesla fulfils a global desire its interested consumer base would be global, because everyone benefits.

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Internet presence

Tesla has a vast internet presence. This is due to Tesla having a technological position allowing a strong media presence to both promote their brand and build their business further. It has even allowed people to be able to do more customizations on their cars

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Reducing Switching Costs

Tesla's goal is to make their vehicles accessible to everyone no matter the country.

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Tesla incorporates a universal mobile connecter for its smart charging. This would mean that no matter where you drive the Tesla the features remain consistent and adapters or designs would not change. In addition, Tesla has already placed over 15 thousand chargers around the world and is still expanding

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Global standardization

Tesla targets THREE transitional consumer segments- High end sports car market, luxury vehicle market, Mass market consumer car (Model 3)

Globally, these niches are very profitable and people around the world would be interested in this and it can be marketed this way globally with high interest everywhere.

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Tesla positions itself as a luxury sports car that is breaking the norms of cars through advancements in technology and changing the impact vehicles have on the environment.
Tesla plays on the new attitude of consumers which is environmentally friendly products. If everyone uses them, Tesla vehicles can potentially eliminate the use of fossil fuels due to being electric vehicles,   which also brings a sense of a collective goal to cut out the pollution.

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These are Tesla advertisements.  Notice how they focus heavily on environment as one of its main selling points alongside technology such as auto summon.

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Tesla is unique in the car niche meaning that they are different from most cars. Tesla promotes itself by satisfying the desires of their consumers. People have recently been more conscious of the environment and are becoming increasingly interested in technology; both satisfied by a Tesla. When they promote their image they are letting consumers know that this vehicle has unique and innovative features that they have been wanting and you can only get from this car.