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White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Tesla estimates cut further on ‘unprecedented brand damage’

By Craig Trudell, Subrat Patnaik, and others

OXON HILL, MARYLAND – FEBRUARY 20: CEO of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on February 20, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. The annual four-day gathering brings together conservative U.S. lawmakers, international leaders, media personalities and businessmen to discuss and champion conservative ideas. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Tesla tumbles most since 2020 on pullback in sales estimates

By Bloomberg and Craig Trudell

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 16: Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. Elon Musk is visiting Paris for the VivaTech show where he gives a conference in front of 4,000 technology enthusiasts. He also took the opportunity to meet Bernard Arnaud, CEO of LVMH and the French President. Emmanuel Macron, who has already met Elon Musk twice in recent months, hopes to convince him to set up a Tesla battery factory in France, his pioneer company in electric cars. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Tesla’s sales fall 76% in Germany amid Musk’s electioneering

By Bloomberg, Craig Trudell, and others

PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 23: A Tesla Cybertruck from U.S. billionaire Elon Musk is displayed during the Viva Technology show at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 23, 2024 in Paris, France. Viva Technology, the biggest tech show in Europe but also in a unique digital format, for 4 days of reconnection and relaunch thanks to innovation. The event brings together startups, CEOs, investors, tech leaders and all of the digital transformation players who are shaping the future of the Internet. The annual technology conference, also known as VivaTech, was founded in 2016 by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos and is dedicated to promoting innovation and startups. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Tesla extends early-year slump with 26% sales decline in France

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

President-elect Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Tesla’s $350 billion stock surge driven by ‘animal spirits,’ UBS says

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

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Software company plans to pay tens of millions in ransom to hackers who crippled car dealerships across North America

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

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Thousands of car dealerships in limbo during peak-buying season after second cyberattack wallops industry

By Craig Trudell, Kara Carlson, and others

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA – The Manhattan Beach, CA headquarters of electric-vehicle maker Fisker Inc., photographed May 17, 2024. It was reported the company was closing the Manhattan Beach headquarters in an effort to hold off bankruptcy. According to the Los Angeles Times, the company plans to move about 300 employees from the 72,000-square-foot offices, to an engineering and distribution facility in the city of La Palma in Orange County, CA. The Fisker Ocean SUV, a competitor to Tesla’s Model Y, was released in 2023 to mixed reviews and then had prices slashed 30% as the company has struggled.(Photo by Jay L. Clendenin/Getty Images)

Tesla rival Fisker files for bankruptcy after layoffs, delisting, and the flop of its glitchy Ocean SUV

By Jonathan Randles, Craig Trudell, and others

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Tesla is increasingly a ‘2027 story,’ Evercore analysts warn after touring Texas factory

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

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Tesla board in familiar position with Elon Musk drug accusations as he gloats: ‘Whatever I’m doing, I should obviously keep doing it!’

By Craig Trudell, Dana Hull, and others

ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 15: Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc and X (formerly Twitter) Ceo speaks at the Atreju political convention organized by Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), on December 15, 2023 in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing political party organised a four-day political festival in the Italian capital. (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Tesla, SpaceX leaders concerned over Elon Musk’s drug use: Report

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 16: Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre on June 16, 2023 in Paris, France. Elon Musk is visiting Paris for the VivaTech show where he gives a conference in front of 4,000 technology enthusiasts. He also took the opportunity to meet Bernard Arnaud, CEO of LVMH and the French President. Emmanuel Macron, who has already met Elon Musk twice in recent months, hopes to convince him to set up a Tesla battery factory in France, his pioneer company in electric cars. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Tesla drops Model X price to qualify for federal incentives that Elon Musk once opposed: ‘I’m literally saying, get rid of all subsidies’

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla, during the EEI 2023 event in Austin, Texas, US, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The event aims to address the major challenges and opportunities facing electric companies today. Photographer: Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Tesla offers 84-month auto loans after Elon Musk warns it has ‘to do something’ about rising interest rates

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk introduces the newly unveiled all-electric battery-powered Tesla Cybertruck at Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California on November 21, 2019. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

Tesla Cybertruck production starts in Texas—two years behind schedule and four years after Elon Musk unveiled prototype

By Craig Trudell and Bloomberg

GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY – MARCH 22: Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant on March 22, 2022 near Gruenheide, Germany. The new plant, officially called the Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, is producing the Model Y as well as electric car batteries. (Photo by Christian Marquardt – Pool/Getty Images)

Tesla keeps tweaking prices. Elon Musk has reasons

By Craig Trudell, Tom Randall, and others

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