Will Tesla Achieve Its Ambitious Growth Targets in 2025?

Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) bold objective of achieving 20% to 30% growth in vehicle deliveries by 2025 took many investors by surprise. The ambitious target, which was laid out in the electric-car company's third-quarter earnings call last year, starkly contrasted with the 6% year-over-year growth in deliveries the company announced for its third quarter. Furthermore, even slower growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 made the forecast even more questionable.Ahead of Tesla's earnings call later today, it's worth pondering how likely it is that the company will maintain its optimistic outlook for the full year.While Elon Musk did provide an estimate for 2025 vehicle deliveries, it's worth noting that he also cited some reasons why he could be wrong. The forecast for a 20% to 30% year-over-year increase for deliveries in 2025 could be derailed by some external events, he explained in the company's third-quarter earnings call. Providing some examples of "force majeure events" that could affect sales negatively, he said a "big war" or interest rate increases could be headwinds. Considering potential external risks like these examples and how difficult forecasts are in general, Musk acknowledged that providing an outlook like this was "a bit of a risk." Nevertheless, he went out on a limb.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool