David Lau, the Vice President of Software Engineering of Tesla Inc., has told the company people that they are stepping down, according to the people familiar with the matter. One of the few officers has been in Tesla for about 13 years, and has been held from 2017 to promote the products of the automaker … Read more
Frankfurt: Tesla sales plunged again in Germany last month even as the broader electric car market rebounded, data showed Thursday, the latest sign of a growing backlash against billionaire owner Elon Musk. Just 2,229 of Tesla’s electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in March, about 43 percent fewer compared with the same period last year, the … Read more
New York: Tesla reported a 13 percent drop in first-quarter auto sales Wednesday amid lower production during factory upgrades and blowback over CEO Elon Musk’s work for the Trump administration. Musk’s electric vehicle company delivered 336,681 autos in the quarter ending March 31, missing analyst expectations, as it pointed to the “loss of several weeks … Read more
With the ongoing Tesla Takedown protests across the United States and Europe, the sales of the Elon Musk-owned EV company in France and Sweden have fallen for the third consecutive month in March on a year-on-year basis, resulting in the lowest first-quarter sales in the two countries since 2021, according to a report by Reuters. … Read more
Los Angeles: A man who allegedly set fire to five Teslas and sprayed them with bullets from a semi-automatic rifle appeared in a US court Thursday to face federal arson charges, the Department of Justice said. Paul Hyon Kim, 36, is suspected of being behind the assault on a Tesla business in Las Vegas, among … Read more
New Delhi: Multinational conglomerate Tata Group has reportedly become a global supplier of billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla. Several Tata firms, including Tata Technologies, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata AutoComp, and Tata Electronics, are now part of Tesla’s supply chain, according to a report by The Economic Times (ET). Per the report, … Read more
Beijing: Chinese carmaker BYD saw a surge in revenue last year, a stock filing showed Monday, surpassing the $100 billion mark and beating rival Tesla as the Shenzhen-based firm accelerates its overseas expansion. BYD has emerged in recent years as the clear leader in China’s highly competitive electric vehicle market, which is the largest in … Read more
Elon Musk’s involvement with the Trump administration has caused significant backlash, with Tesla owners trading in their electric vehicles at unprecedented rates. According to Edmunds, March saw the highest ever share of Tesla trade-ins, with owners opting for new or used cars from other brands. This surge in trade-ins comes as Musk, who is the … Read more
President Donald Trump has suggested that individuals convicted of vandalising Tesla vehicles and facilities could face up to 20 years in prison and potentially be sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador. This comes after the Justice Department charged three people with using Molotov cocktails to attack Tesla properties, allegedly tied to the #TeslaTakedown … Read more
New York: Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 Cybertrucks because of a defect that can lead an exterior panel to detach, increasing the risk of a crash, according to a safety notice reviewed Thursday by AFP. The recall affects essentially all of the futuristic-looking vehicles delivered in the United States. The move is due to … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk’s auto business Tesla continues to face the brunt of the pushback to his role in US President Donald Trump’s administration and decisions made by his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), including federal budget and job cuts. According to an ABC News report, multiple Tesla vehicles were set on fire and shot at … Read more
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and a close ally of US President Donald Trump, has spoken out about the alleged conspiracy to harm him and his company. In a recent interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, Musk expressed his concerns about the growing violence and hatred towards him and Tesla. Musk attributed the … Read more