Tesla’s China-made EV sales extend gains despite industry slowdown
Deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y made at Shanghai plant are up 9.3% from a year-ago period Tesla’s China-made electric vehicle sales rose for a third-straight month in January,…
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Tesla’s vanishing order hastens fall of an US$800 million fortune
TESLA once propelled a little-known South Korean family into the ranks of the ultra-rich on a landmark supply deal. But as the contract fell short of expectations, it became a drag on a…
Tesla’s Model 3 emergency door release controls are being investigated
The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily…
Tesla’s new plan to get cars out of showrooms takes on Hertz
Tesla is getting into the rental car market. Drivers can now rent a Tesla in two Southern California locations—San Diego and Costa Mesa—for three to seven days, starting at $60 daily,…
Tesla’s UK car sales halve in October, New Automotive data shows
TESLA’S UK car sales halved year-over-year in October, data from research group New AutoMotive showed on Wednesday, echoing the steep falls the US electric vehicle maker saw in other…
Tesla’s China shipments rise at start of busy sales season
The carmaker shipped 90,812 units from the plant last month, up 2.8% from a year earlier SHIPMENTS from Tesla’s Shanghai factory increased in September as China’s car market kicks off its…
Tesla’s cheaper Model Y and 3 face uphill battle in Europe
The company hopes the cheaper cars will revive sales after global deliveries fell in 2024 for the first time Tesla’s lower-priced versions of its staple Model Y SUV and Model 3 sedan face…
Tesla’s door handles are dangerous. They might finally be getting a redesign
Tesla’s door handle design is notoriously terrible, unintuitive, and dangerous. Customers have been saying it for years. After multiple damning reports, the company might finally be doing…
Musk answers Tesla’s pay proposal with US$1 billion stock buy
ELON Musk responded to an unprecedented pay proposal from Tesla’s board by buying about US$1 billion worth of shares, sending the stock soaring in premarket trading. The billionaire bought…
With stock purchase, Elon Musk signals confidence in Tesla's self-driving tech
In a move that boosted Tesla’s stock in midday trading on Monday, it was revealed that Chief Executive Elon Musk purchased approximately $1 billion worth of the company’s shares. The vote…
Tesla’s sales collapse continues in Europe’s biggest EV markets
Tesla’s sales slump is dragging on across almost all of Europe’s biggest electric vehicle markets, costing the company significant share in countries seeing stronger EV demand. New…
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot is still an Elon Musk pipe dream
Tesla is speeding toward a head-on collision with the realities of the auto industry. Amid protests over CEO Elon Musk’s involvement with President Donald Trump’s administration, not to…
Two court cases against Elon Musk are putting Tesla’s self-driving tech in the spotlight, again
Elon Musk fought court cases on opposite coasts Monday, raising a question about the billionaire that could either speed his plan to put self-driving Teslas on U.S. roads or throw up a…
This Is Why Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Needed Human Babysitters
“This is a demo or test using safety drivers—it’s not an deployment,” says Bryant Walker Smith, a law professor at the University of South Carolina who studies autonomous vehicles. “Tesla…
Tesla’s sluggish sales return to the fore after robotaxi debut
Tesla’s rally off the back of launching a limited driverless taxi service is about to be tested by what analysts expect will be another downbeat quarterly sales report. The electric-car…
Xiaomi’s YU7 Is an SUV-Sized Middle Finger to Tesla’s Model Y
Compare this to the Cybertruck, which pulled in a claimed 146,000 reservations in its first 36 hours, back in 2019. This soon passed 250,000, and Musk went on to claim that “over one…
Tesla’s Robotaxi test launch in Austin draws safety concerns
A first public test of robotaxis by Tesla in Austin, Texas led to multiple traffic problems and driving issues, videos from company-selected riders showed over the first few days. Chief…
Xiaomi launches YU7, undercutting Tesla’s Model Y on price
Chinese EV and smartphone maker Xiaomi on Thursday (Jun 26) priced its new electric YU7 SUV from 253,500 yuan (S$45,102), almost 4 per cent below Tesla’s Model Y, stepping up the challenge…
Musk pins Tesla's comeback on robotaxis after retreat from feud
TESLA already had a lot riding on its highly anticipated robotaxi launch long before Elon Musk decided to swing a wrecking ball through his alliance with US President Donald Trump – and…
Tesla’s public robotaxi rides set for tentative June 22 start: CEO Musk
Tesla tentatively plans to begin offering rides on its self-driving robotaxis to the public on June 22, CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday, as investors and fans of the electric vehicle maker…
Tesla’s Robotaxis Are Rolling Out Soon—With One Big Unanswered Question
Self-driving vehicle developers don’t usually love talking about “teleoperation”—when a human guides or drives robot cars remotely. It can feel like a dirty secret. Shouldn’t an autonomous…
Elon Musk’s Feud With President Trump Wipes $152 Billion Off Tesla’s Market Cap
It took only a few hours to wipe $152 billion of value from Tesla’s market cap and more than $100 million in value from TrumpCoin. The end of the bromance between Elon Musk and President…
Tesla’s China shipments extend slump, bucking broader sales boom
Tesla’s vehicle shipments from its China factory fell for an eighth straight month, extending a global sales slump as chief executive officer Elon Musk pledges to renew his focus…
Tesla’s best-selling Model Y could be dethroned by this newly launched Chinese EV model
Xiaomi rolled out its new sports utility vehicle in Beijing on Thursday, as the firm best known for smartphones and consumer electronics gears up to further challenge Tesla in the world’s…