According to a new report by StockApps.com, which was discovered and shared by Electrek, Tesla is one of the only global automakers that says it doesn't advertise. Some would argue Tesla advertises every day in some way or another, though it doesn't have a marketing budget, it doesn't make commercials, and it certainly doesn't need to advertise.

Demand for Tesla's vehicles has been growing so quickly, advertising would potentially work to make delivery delays even longer. Sure, Elon Musk takes to Twitter every day and gets people's attention, which puts Tesla in the media spotlight on a constant basis. Whether the news is seen as negative or positive, it still draws attention to the brand. Meanwhile, Tesla fans, owners, and investors are constantly "advertising" for the company on social media and in online forums.

Based on the Stock Apps report, Tesla has never spent a penny on actual advertising. Instead, the USEVcompany steers the extra money toward Research and Development (R and D). Tesla's vehicles are constantly evolving, and they don't rely on traditional model years, refreshes, or redesigns. Rather, Tesla updates its cars' hardware, software, battery tech, features, and more, whenever it sees fit. It also has the unique ability to instantly change pricing to take inflation or supply chain issues into account, or because it added, updated, or removed various features.

Take the dollar amount with a grain of salt here since we have no way of knowing for sure, but the publication claims that Tesla spends $2984 per car on R and D (and we've seen this figure shared around by various publications many times in the past). As you can see, that's three times the industry average. It's also higher than Chrysler, Ford, and GM's R and D budgets combined. However, going forward, as these companies push to become EV leaders, their future R and D budgets are likely to grow.

Source: Re-posted and Summarized from Steven Loveday at insideevs.

My Take: That R and D figure is a little misleading. They took how much spent and divided by how many cars produced. Tesla is ramping up right now. The total cars produced going up a lot each year which will cause the R and D figure per car to drop.

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According to a new report by StockApps.com, which was discovered and shared by Electrek, Tesla is one of the only global automakers that says it doesn't advertise. Some would argue Tesla advertises every day in some way or another, though it doesn't have a marketing budget, it doesn't make commercials, and it certainly doesn't need to advertise.

Demand for Tesla's vehicles has been growing so quickly, advertising would potentially work to make delivery delays even longer. Sure, Elon Musk takes to Twitter every day and gets people's attention, which puts Tesla in the media spotlight on a constant basis. Whether the news is seen as negative or positive, it still draws attention to the brand. Meanwhile, Tesla fans, owners, and investors are constantly "advertising" for the company on social media and in online forums.

Based on the Stock Apps report, Tesla has never spent a penny on actual advertising. Instead, the USEVcompany steers the extra money toward Research and Development (R and D). Tesla's vehicles are constantly evolving, and they don't rely on traditional model years, refreshes, or redesigns. Rather, Tesla updates its cars' hardware, software, battery tech, features, and more, whenever it sees fit. It also has the unique ability to instantly change pricing to take inflation or supply chain issues into account, or because it added, updated, or removed various features.

Take the dollar amount with a grain of salt here since we have no way of knowing for sure, but the publication claims that Tesla spends $2984 per car on R and D (and we've seen this figure shared around by various publications many times in the past). As you can see, that's three times the industry average. It's also higher than Chrysler, Ford, and GM's R and D budgets combined. However, going forward, as these companies push to become EV leaders, their future R and D budgets are likely to grow.

Source: Re-posted and Summarized from Steven Loveday at insideevs.

My Take: That R and D figure is a little misleading. They took how much spent and divided by how many cars produced. Tesla is ramping up right now. The total cars produced going up a lot each year which will cause the R and D figure per car to drop.

Re Posted From: Tesla Spends Least On Ads. Most On R and D

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