After a dismal quarter for Tesla, CEO Elon Musk tried to reassure investors the company’s real value was its effort to perfect self-driving cars.
The carmaker's profits fell 55% in the first quarter of 2024. Elon Musk faces major challenges in Tesla's EV and AI efforts.
Billionaire says ‘there is nothing I hate more’ than cutting staff as more than 10% of workforce to be affectedBusiness live – latest updatesTesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, equivalent to at least 14,000 roles, as the electric carmaker reacts to slowing demand and pressure on prices.The chief executive, Elon Musk, announced “the difficult decision” in a memo first reported by the online publication Elektrek. Tesla employs 140,473 people, according to its annual report....
Elon Musk spoke about his work ethic and what it took to grow his businesses on a podcast hosted by Nicolai Tangen, CEO of the world's largest wealth fund.
Elon Musk may be living on borrowed time as CEO of Tesla, as the Cybertruck stalls and the stock falls. Why price cuts won't help.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces heightened pressure with Tuesday's earnings report to reassure investors that recent stumbles are simply unexpected speed bumps -- and not indications of a road to decline.The electric car maker, which enjoyed scorching growth for most of 2022 and 2023, has experienced setbacks that analysts say have raised the stakes for the first-quarter report.Tuesday's earnings and conference call are a moment of truth for Tesla and Musk, constituting one of the most important...
Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered.
Tesla chief Elon Musk has postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans to enter the South Asian market, four people familiar with the matter say. Tesla and Modi’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. After Reuters reported his India trip plans […]
Tesla stock is priced for a mainstream, autonomous future, but the company faces strategic uncertainty, leadership troubles, and hardening competition.
Tesla announced global workforce reductions of "more than 10%" in an internal email Monday to staff from CEO Elon Musk, according to electric-vehicles.com, a specialist outlet, in a report later covered by Reuters.Newsweek has not seen the original email and was unable to verify its content. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.The ContextThe reported layoffs come amid a tough start to the year for Elon Musk and his electric-vehicle company. Quarterly results released at the beginning...
Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Love him or hate him, Elon Musk attracts as much attention as any CEO in memory. The latest example: this week’s Tesla earnings call, an obligatory event that at times seemed to be anticipated as a borderline cultural happening. Of course, a public company with a whopping market cap like Tesla’s will draw plenty of investor interest in its latest numbers. Of course, there were the usual...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to promise investors that autonomy is in the company's future even as financials deteriorate.