Tesla has ended discounts on inventory across its electric vehicle lineup — even as sales for EVs have flagged — as part of a larger and vague plan by CEO Elon Musk to “streamline the whole Tesla sales and delivery system.” “It has become complex and inefficient,” Musk wrote in a post on X, the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk at one point wanted the EV giant to trim its workforce by 20%, Bloomberg reported on Sunday, citing a person familiar with the matter.The reduction, Musk reasoned, should match the reduction in vehicle deliveries between the fourth quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, per Bloomberg.Earlier this month, Tesla said it delivered 386,810 cars in the first quarter of 2024, a 20.1% drop from the previous quarter. The delivery drop was the company's lowest quarterly...
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.
Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk was in China for talks on Sunday, making his second trip in less than a year to the world's biggest market for electric vehicles. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said Musk -- one of the world's richest people -- held a meeting with a
Tesla added nearly $64bn (£51bn) to its valuation after the EV giant took a step closer to launching self-driving cars in China.]]>
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.
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Tesla boss arrived in Beijing on Sunday for unannounced meeting with Chinese premier Li Qiang promising an imminent roll-out of driverless cars in the country. The surprise visit came just a week after Musk cancelled a meeting with India 's PM Narendra Modi, citing 'very heavy Tesla obligations'. Analysts welcomed the visit with the company's share price down by a third since January