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Elon Musk Plans Startup to Rival OpenAI, Report Says

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is making plans for an artificial intelligence startup that will rival OpenAI, according to the Financial Times.

April 14, 2023
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Tesla Plans Shanghai Factory for Power Storage, Reports Say

BEIJING Electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale worldwide, state media reported April 9.

April 10, 2023
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Tesla Tripled Austin Workforce to More Than 12,000 in 2022

Tesla Inc.s sprawling manufacturing hub in Austin, Texas, more than tripled its employee ranks last year, the company told county officials.

April 5, 2023
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GM Passes Ford in Q1 EV Sales, Still Trails Tesla

DETROIT General Motors rode strong first-quarter sales of the Chevrolet Bolt to bump crosstown rival Ford out of second place in the U.S. electric vehicle sales race.

April 4, 2023
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Tesla Pursues US Battery Plant With Chinas CATL

Tesla Inc. is looking to build a battery plant in the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter, in what would likely be a controversial arrangement with Chinas dominant electric vehicle battery manufacturer.

March 30, 2023
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NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Tesla Seat Belts Coming Loose

DETROIT U.S. highway safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into problems with Teslas, this time tied to complaints that the seat belts may not hold people in a crash.

March 28, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Tesla Investors Lost $12 Billion After Musk Tweet, Experts Tell Jury

Tesla Inc. investors lost $12 billion over 10 days as a result of Elon Musks famous tweet in 2018 that he had funding secured to take the company private, a witness testified at a trial over the CEOs liability.

February 1, 2023
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Tesla Cuts Vehicle Prices in Bid to Boost Flagging Demand

DETROIT With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramatically Jan. 13 on several versions of its electric vehicles, making some of its models eligible for a new federal tax credit that could help spur buyer interest.

January 13, 2023
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California Bill Says Tesla Cant Call Cars Full Self-Driving

Starting in 2023, Tesla will effectively be banned from advertising its vehicles as Full Self-Driving in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

December 28, 2022
BusinessFuel

Elon Musk Tells Investors Hell Pause on Tesla Stock Sales

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he wont sell any more shares in Tesla for 18 months or more, likely an attempt to comfort shareholders of the electric vehicle company who have watched the stock lose nearly half of its value since Musks purchase of Twitter went through in October.

December 23, 2022