Tesla Sells 185,000 Vehicles In 1st Quarter, More Than Double Last Year's Numbers
Tesla says it delivered nearly 185,000 electric vehicles in the first quarter despite a shortage of computer chips that has hit the global auto industry.
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Tesla says it delivered nearly 185,000 electric vehicles in the first quarter despite a shortage of computer chips that has hit the global auto industry.
Elon Musk's tweets have once again come under fire from federal regulators.
For the second time this week, the U.S. government's road safety agency is sending a team to investigate a Tesla crash in Michigan.
Fire officials in the East Bay on Thursday are trying to figure out what caused a fire to erupt at the Tesla factory in Fremont.
A cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic "smart city" into reality, building a company-run local government on land near the Tesla gigafactory east of Reno.
San Francisco Bay Area automaker Tesla announced Monday it has acquired around $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and it plans to begin accepting the digital currency as payment for vehicles soon.
After initially refusing a request from U.S. safety regulators, Fremont-based Tesla has now agreed to recall about 135,000 vehicles nationwide and in the San Francisco Bay Area because the large touch screens on the console can go dark.
Bay Area electric carmaker Tesla Inc. on Wednesday reported that it posted its first annual net profit in 2020.
Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the Bay Area-based electric car company to take action.
The U.S. government's auto safety agency rejected a request Friday to investigate unintended acceleration in Tesla electric vehicles, saying the acceleration was caused by drivers pushing the wrong pedal.
Elon Musk, CEO of Bay Area electric carmaker Tesla, edged past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to grab the title of world's richest person.
Tesla hit its goal of building a half-million cars in 2020, a first for the company. Completed deliveries to customers fell just short of that same goal as it delivered 499,550 cars.
Shares of the Bay Area-based electric carmaker fell more than 5% in early trading Monday, dipping along with the broader market because of concerns about a new variant of Covid-19 and some disappointment over the relatively small stimulus deal reached in Washington.
The market value of the electric car maker, led by Elon Musk, has soared to around $600 billion, making it the largest company ever to be added to the S&P 500.
Elon Musk, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Oracle -- high tech's exodus from Silicon Valley for Texas is gaining momentum.
Tesla said Tuesday it is looking to raise up to $5 billion in capital through a stock offering. The announcement came on the same day CEO Elon Musk said he has moved his home to Texas from California.
The incredible year for Tesla stock has created a bloodbath for those shorting the Bay Area-based electric carmaker's shares.
The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating complaints that suspensions can fail on nearly 115,000 Tesla electric vehicles.
It's been quite a month for San Francisco Bay Area tech guru Elon Musk. Space X has successfully launched a crew to the International Space Station and also lifted the Sentinel-6 satellite into orbit and now Tesla has helped fuel the stock market's historic climb.
Police in Fremont have released the results of a pilot program involving a Tesla added to its fleet, saying the electric vehicle can withstand the rigors of police use, while requiring less maintenance.
Bay Area electric car manufacturer Tesla will join the S&P 500 Index, effective December 21, according to a Monday announcement from S&P Global.
Tesla has become the most valuable and (by some measures) the most profitable automaker in the world. But a short while ago, the Bay Area based manufacturer of electric vehicles nearly toppled into bankruptcy.
Earlier this week, Tesla sent out its "full self-driving" software to a small group of owners who will test it on public roads. But buried on its website is a disclaimer that the $8,000 system doesn't make the vehicles autonomous and drivers still have to supervise it.
Tesla charged through a summertime auto industry sales slump in the U.S. to post stronger-than-expected net earnings for the third quarter.
Bay Area electric vehicle maker Tesla's third-quarter sales jumped 44% as global demand for its vehicles outpaced that of most other automakers.
