• Tesla asks shareholders to approve Texas move and restore Elon Musk’s $56B pay

    Tesla board calls June 13 shareholder vote on Musk's pay and move to Texas.

  • Despite Elon Musk's Hype, California Regulators Have Not Received Permit Application for Tesla Robotaxis

    Elon Musk's ambitious plans to launch a Tesla robotaxi service have hit a roadblock in California, as the state's key regulatory agencies reveal that the company has yet to submit the necessary permit applications.

  • Tesla ditches EV inventory price discounts as Elon Musk moves to 'streamline' sales and delivery

    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's in trouble. Is Elon Musk the problem?

    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 earnings a 'moment of truth' for Elon Musk after stumbles

    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...

    • NPR

    Tesla profits have plummeted. Elon Musk remains all-in on robotaxis

    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's India visit 'postponed'

    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 […]

  • 'The clock has struck midnight' for Tesla and Elon Musk

    Tesla stock is priced for a mainstream, autonomous future, but the company faces strategic uncertainty, leadership troubles, and hardening competition.

  • Tesla 'Layoffs' Spell Bad News for Elon Musk

    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...

  • Elon Musk's Tesla earnings call has become a cultural event

    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...

    • CNBC

    Elon Musk is keeping investors' dreams of a Tesla robotaxi alive

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to promise investors that autonomy is in the company's future even as financials deteriorate.

  • Elon Musk doesn’t know how to turn Tesla around

    The share price is in freefall. Sales are sliding at an accelerating rate as customers lose interest. The Chinese are…What to read next: Donald Trump’s U-turn could vindicate his Tory enthusiasts | Welsh Labour’s speeding U-turn shows devolution is beginning to grate | If Apple loses against China so will the West | The Bank of England can’t blame IT for its dodgy forecasts