Tesla is an all-electric car manufacturer whose CEO Elon Musk has always been against advertising their models, but now that has changed as well. On the social network X, it was announced that Tesla officially started paid advertisements on Instagram for the first time.
BREAKING: Tesla has officially started paid advertisements on Instagram for the first time.
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) March 26, 2024
Instagram has over 2 billion monthly active users, or ~25% of the global population. pic.twitter.com/j0z1oCfqNP
Instagram has over 2 billion monthly active users, or ~25% of the global population, and Tesla’s first advertisement was announced with a short video of Model Y. The car is offered at a special price of 36,490 USD.
For some, this may come as a surprise because Tesla has operated successfully for years without advertising its cars. At every event organized by the company, the focus was on Elon Musk.
Instagram is not the only social network where Tesla advertises. They did the same on TikTok and YouTube. The company did not reveal further plans, but it can be sensed that the personality of Elon Musk is not giving the expected results and the focus is slowly shifting to advertising.
Source: Sawyer Merritt via X