Tesla posts record sales but falls short of goals
The 1.3 million vehicles was 10% shy of CEO Elon Musk's pledge to grow company sales by 50% nearly every year.
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The 1.3 million vehicles was 10% shy of CEO Elon Musk's pledge to grow company sales by 50% nearly every year.
"This is a sign of demand cracks and not a good sign for Tesla heading into the December year-end," one analyst said.
Musk posted the poll himself and said he'd abide by it -- but that was before the results were in: 57.5% of respondents said he should while 42.5 said he shouldn't.
The company hasn't explained why it took down the accounts and made their profiles and past tweets disappear.
Under Elon Musk, several journalists are releasing internal Twitter documents about content decisions. Critics say it shows censorship.
Billionaire announced the move after posting a poll that let people vote on whether to restore previously banned accounts.
"We're back. Let that sink in," tweeted satirical right-wing outlet Babylon Bee after being suspended for eight months.
Long work weeks are no stranger to Elon Musk, who in 2018 told CBS Mornings' Gayle King he had been sleeping on a Tesla factory floor.
Some celebrities have deactivated their accounts while others are weighing whether they will leave. Here is what they're saying about Musk's acquisition of the company.
Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter has seen a "massive drop in revenue," as a growing number of advertisers pause spending on the platform in the wake of his $44 billion acquisition.
Tesla CEO had faced long odds of convincing a court to let him walk away from his $44 billion acquisition.
William Shatner, star of the iconic 1960s TV show "Star Trek," and Bob Lutz, former Vice Chair of GM, join two Detroit entrepreneurs as they appear on "Michigan Matters" airing 8 am this Sunday on CBS 62 to discuss the electric future.
The electric car maker said in a filing with securities regulators that it intends to sell up to 10.03 million shares and use the proceeds for unspecified general corporate purposes.
Tesla is looking into more than 130 positive tests among employees, including those who contracted the virus outside of Tesla facilities.
Elon Musk's newborn might have the strangest name you've ever heard.
Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation are donating water stations and filtration systems to schools in Flint, Michigan, which is still recovering from a lead-tainted water crisis.
Tesla investors have taken a wild ride as Wall Street values the promise of one of the world's leading electric car makers, the hurdles the company faces as it tries to become a world-class manufacturer, and a mercurial CEO who can get the market buzzing with a single tweet.
The billionaire entrepreneur stunned investors earlier this month when he tweeted that he had secured funding to remove the electric-car maker from the stock market.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has apologized for calling a British diver involved in the Thailand cave rescue a pedophile, saying he spoke in anger but was wrong to do so.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is sending specialist engineers to Thailand to help aid the rescue of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a cave.
Last week, Elon Musk showed "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King the couch he sleeps on when he works late at his Tesla Model 3 factory. The internet was not pleased with the piece of furniture.
SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the moon next year, a feat not attempted since NASA's Apollo heyday close to half a century ago.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed the products in his much-anticipated "master plan" for the company
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says if things go according to plan people will be on Mars just nine years from now.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says if things go according to plan people will be on Mars just nine years from now.
