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    The Palo Alto-based electric carmaker was founded in 2003 by Elon Musk. Last year marked a watershed moment for Tesla when its market-capitalisation went up to $600 million dollars. As per Reuters, this made the EV maker more valuable than the five largest carmakers in the world combined. Most recently Tesla surpassed $1 trillion in market value on October 25 after landing its biggest-ever order from rental car company Hertz. The cheapest Model 3 sedan starts at about $44,000, making the Hertz order worth about $4.4 billion, if the entire order were for its mass-market sedan. Tesla accounts for about 2.5% of the S More

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    • Tesla cuts Cybertruck price to $59,990 for a 10-day window

      The short-term discount knocks about USD 20,000 off the sticker price as Tesla tries to shake loose demand for its most controversial vehicle.

    • Tesla owner says car safely stopped and sought help after he fainted while driving

      The incident is being cited as an example of how driver-assist systems can intervene in emergencies, even as limits of full self-driving remain.

    • Germany's IG Metall preparing union-busting case against Tesla

      In March 2025, the union accused Tesla of withholding sick employees' pay and of pressuring them to come to work

    • Elon Musk says he still works on weekends: Left the Tesla lab a few hours ago

      The latest remark revives a debate that Elon Musk himself helped ignite last year. In February 2025, the richest person in the world had described weekend work as a 'superpower,' arguing that it allows teams to outpace slower bureaucratic systems that largely shut down for two days a week.

    • Elon Musk’s SpaceX said to consider merger with Tesla or xAI

      Any transaction could attract sizeable interest from infrastructure funds and Middle Eastern sovereign investors, some of the people said. A deal could also potentially require a large financing component, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

    • Tesla plots $20 billion splurge to support Elon Musk’s AI future

      The moves underscore Tesla’s ambitions to reorient around AI, driverless technology and robots at the expense of its car business

    • Tesla profits sink as it plans to invest in Musk AI venture

      In its January 2025 earnings release, Tesla said it expected a "return to growth" in vehicle sales. But Tesla's 2025 auto sales fell nine percent to 1.6 million.

    • Tesla to sell Optimus robots to public next year, Musk says

      Sales to the public will begin when Tesla is “confident that it’s very high reliability, very high safety, and the range of functionality is also very high,” Musk said.

    • Davos 2026: Expect Europe, China to approve Tesla's FSD system next month, says Elon Musk

      Shares of Tesla rose about 1.5% after Elon Musk's comments at Davos.

    • Magnificent 7 stock options get SEC nod for Monday, Wednesday expiries

      The decision will allow Nasdaq Inc. to list options expiring on Mondays and Wednesday in these stocks. Nasdaq first proposed the listings in May

    • Nvidia, Tesla chase same self-driving goal via varying paths

      Nvidia wants to supply the intelligence layer for autonomy without building the car itself, but it still wants to own the technology that makes self-driving a reality

    • Tesla loses EV crown to BYD after second annual sales drop

      BYD, by contrast, increased battery-electric vehicle sales both for the quarter and the full year, delivering almost 2.26 million EVs in 2025 to Tesla’s 1.64 million.

    • Elon Musk’s fortune would more than double on $1.5 trillion SpaceX

      Elon Musk's total fortune would be $952 billion, up about $491 billion from its current level, according to the calculations, which use a $1.5 trillion pre-money valuation for its estimate.

    • Michael Burry shorts Tesla on valuation and Elon Musk pay plan: Report

      Tesla is already in the spotlight as shareholders debate Musk’s proposed $1 trillion award, which hinges on performance milestones

    • Tesla touts China ties as automakers scrutinise supply chain

      The carmaker’s Chinese operations are significant, with its Shanghai factory not only its largest production hub but also serving as a primary export center for markets in Asia and Europe.

    • Nvidia’s stock is sinking as doubts about its AI dominance grow

      Shares of the chipmaker fell 2.6% on Tuesday following a report suggesting that Alphabet Inc.’s AI processors are gaining ground.

    • Tesla expects Indian buyers of Model Y to recoup one-third of price in 4-5 years

      Tesla entered India in July and priced its Model Y about 70% higher than the cost of the car in the United States due to high taxes.

    • Tesla sued over another fatal crash in growing scrutiny of doors

      The lawsuit comes weeks after one was filed against Tesla in Wisconsin over a Model S crash that killed five occupants who allegedly became trapped in a fast-moving inferno when the doors wouldn’t open

    • India’s first Tesla Centre to open on November 26 in Gurugram

      India became the 50th global market for Tesla when it launched two variants of the Model Y starting at Rs 59.89 lakh

    • Watch | Elon Musk dances with humanoid robot Optimus as Tesla shareholders approve $1 trillion pay deal

      Moments after the vote at Tesla’s annual meeting in Austin, Texas, Elon Musk appeared on stage to roaring cheers and began dancing alongside Optimus, the company’s humanoid robot.

    • Tesla shareholders approve massive $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk

      His ownership would increase from about 13% to 25%, adding more than 423 million shares to his holdings over the next 10 years.

    • Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package to face Tesla shareholder vote

      Tesla Chair Robin Denholm has appeared on CNBC and other broadcasts in recent weeks to sell the plan in a sign of the board's continued enthusiastic backing for Musk, despite criticism that the billionaire's embrace of far-right political figures has weighed on sales

    • What is it like inside Tesla’s human-driven push to train the Optimus robot?

      Current and former employees describe the training process as physically intense and mentally draining. Tasks range from running and dancing to wiping surfaces or mimicking golf swings — all repeated until the robot’s AI recognises the movements as human-like.

    • Tesla is set to hire ex-Lamborghini head to drive India sales

      The electric-car maker has hired Sharad Agarwal, who previously led Lamborghini India, to head local operations

    • ACKO to ramp up EV-specific products, distribution channels as it begins Tesla linked insurance: CEO Animesh Das

      CEO Animesh Das said the company plans to significantly scale up this share in the coming quarters, although refraining from providing any specific guidance

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