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Elon Musk bets big on Tesla, not cars

Hopes of keeping the crown have rested on a long-promised $25,000 model. If the project gets scrapped, as Reuters reported on Friday, boss Elon Musk has one remaining advantage: using Tesla’s data trove to develop self-driving technology
7 April 2024, 05:59 AM

Tesla reportedly drops plan to build low-cost EV

Tesla has reportedly scrapped its plan to develop a lower-cost electric vehicle (EV) estimated to be priced around USD 25,000, according to a report by Reuters. Marking a significant shift in the company's strategy, this decision comes despite the perceived importance of such a low-cost vehicle for Tesla's broader growth trajectory.
6 April 2024, 11:46 AM

Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition

Tesla has canceled the long-promised inexpensive car that investors have been counting on to drive its growth into a mass-market automaker, according to three sources familiar with the matter and company messages seen by Reuters
6 April 2024, 07:05 AM

Tesla reports drop in auto sales, while Toyota sees US surge

Elon Musk's auto giant reported 386,810 global deliveries over the period, down 8.5 percent, reflecting in part a weak sales market in China, where it faces heavy competition from local electric vehicle (EV) makers
3 April 2024, 11:10 AM

Tesla temporarily slashes prices for some Model Y cars in the US

Tesla has temporarily cut prices of some of its Model Y cars in the US until February 29
11 February 2024, 05:33 AM

BYD: Chinese electric vehicle giant that has overtaken Tesla on sales

BYD, the Chinese vehicle giant, has dethroned the trailblazing Tesla in terms of sales
3 January 2024, 08:17 AM

Tesla robot attacks engineer: reports

An engineer at Tesla was reportedly attacked by a robot, according to an injury report filed with regulators. The incident happened at Tesla's Giga Texas factory near Austin in 2021 but was discovered recently, as per a report by The Independent.
28 December 2023, 11:46 AM

Tesla cars worth US$26k to be made in Germany: reports

Tesla cars worth 25,000 euros (about $26,838) are planned to be built at a factory in Berlin, Germany, as per a source close to the international EV maker Tesla. According to autos research firm JATO Dynamics, the average retail price of an EV in Europe in the first half of 2023 was over 65,000 euros, compared to just over 31,000 euros in China.
7 November 2023, 03:33 AM

BMW shifts focus to 'Neue Klasse' to compete with Tesla

BMW is revisiting its historical innovation, the "Neue Klasse," this time as an all-electric offering.
3 September 2023, 11:24 AM

Tesla faces trial over deaths caused by autopilot malfunction: reports

Tesla Inc., the multinational electric vehicle company, is set to appear in court to defend against claims that the malfunction of their autopilot driver feature resulted in accidents that led to death.
29 August 2023, 11:24 AM

Elon Musk's Tesla now selling cat beds in China

Tesla, the electric vehicle manufacturer led by Elon Musk, has introduced a distinctive cat bed in China that draws inspiration from the design of the company's forthcoming electric pickup truck, the Cybertruck. The 'Cybertruck Multifunctional Corrugated Cat Nest' is crafted from angular cardboard and features an angular shape reminiscent of the Cybertruck's unique aesthetic.
9 August 2023, 08:24 AM

Malaysia PM to meet Elon Musk to discuss investments

Malaysia's Trade Ministry in March said Tesla will open an office, showrooms and service centers in the country and establish a network of charging stations for its cars, but did not say when
9 July 2023, 14:17 PM

Musk tells Tesla staff he must approve all hiring

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk has said that the company can make no new hires unless he personally approves them, including contractors, according to a copy of the email seen by Reuters.
16 May 2023, 09:06 AM

Tesla to patch software in over 1 mln vehicles due to Chinese regulations

Tesla Inc. will reportedly fix software problems in more than 1 million vehicles, according to China's official market regulator. The software fix is being mandated to reduce accidents in Tesla's automated vehicles, states the regulator. 
13 May 2023, 10:40 AM

Elon Musk and AI experts urge AI pause

Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society.
30 March 2023, 08:09 AM

'Just because I tweet something, doesn't mean people believe it'

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's (TSLA.O) chief executive, testified on Friday that investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expects, defending himself in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweet that he had funding to take the electric carmaker private.
21 January 2023, 02:45 AM

Tesla to begin Cybertruck production by 2023

Tesla will reportedly begin mass production of its all-electric truck, Cybertruck, at the end of 2023.
1 November 2022, 11:24 AM

Twitter is dying: Internal documents indicate dire situation

"Is Twitter dying?" billionaire Elon Musk mused in April, five days before offering to buy the social media platform. The reality, according to internal Twitter research seen by Reuters, goes far beyond the handful of examples of celebrities ghosting their own accounts. Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users - who are vital to the business - engaged, underscoring a challenge faced by the Tesla chief executive as he approaches a deadline to close his $44 billion deal to buy the company.
26 October 2022, 09:13 AM

Tesla Singapore country manager laid off after Musk's global job cuts warning

Telsa, the acclaimed electric automaker, starts laying off employees just a few days after Elon Musk, warned about the impending job cuts. Christopher Bousigues, the country manager of Singapore, updated his peers with a LinkedIn post, terming his position being eliminated. 
13 June 2022, 12:32 PM

Elon Musk to cut 10% Tesla jobs, has "super bad feeling" about economy

Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters.
3 June 2022, 10:41 AM