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> I think they will be very successful and become a big, dominant car maker.

"Big, dominant" in the same sense as maybe Ferrari: Prestigious cars for a niche audience that are willing to pay a premium for the brand.

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Ferrari is way more exclusive than Tesla. I would rather imagine Tesla becoming a Jaguar - kinda exclusive but not that rare.

Indeed. Probably Tesla made more cars last year than Ferrari in all its history.

Porsche is perhaps a better comparison.

Not really comparable but Porsche sold approximately half as many cars last year as Tesla. Shows how small Tesla actually is (approx. 500.000 cars). Ferrari sold ~10.000.

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