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Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares are up 7% after reporting second-quarter deliveries of 95,200, beating analyst estimates. The company said it’s entering the third quarter with an increase in order backlog. The insider ownership percentage is the key indicator, can be used by investors, to measure the outlook of senior management has on their company. […]
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) investors are undermining the Model 3 demand as the automaker prepares to report second-quarter deliveries this week, according to JMP Securities. JMP expects second-quarter Model 3 deliveries were 43,000 in the U.S., almost double what shipments likely were in the first quarter, but still below volumes from the second half of […]
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) owners are getting new features for their in-car Sketchpad Easter Egg in the next vehicle software update, just as promised recently by CEO Elon Musk. Music-focused bonus apps, including car karaoke, will follow shortly after. The all-electric car maker’s Twitter account made the feature announcement in response to Tesla owner and artist Goro Fujita’s request for specific […]
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has delivered 49,000 vehicles in North America so far in second-quarter 2019, per Reuters. According to Electrek, this is below the electric vehicle (EV) giant’s expectation and is likely to affect its goal of creating a record for new vehicle delivery in the quarter. In first-quarter 2019, Tesla’s vehicle production and delivery numbers witnessed […]
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) said an isolated battery fault caused a Model S to catch fire in a Shanghai parking lot two months ago, as the U.S. electric-car maker tries to ease safety concerns in its second-largest market. A joint investigation with experts and executives from China and the U.S. found no “systematic defect” with […]
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has powered its electric cars using Panasonic’s battery cells for years, but it may ready for a greater degree of independence going forward. Employees talking to CNBC claim that Tesla is developing its own “advanced” lithium-ion battery cells as well as the processes to manufacture them at scale. The company reportedly conducts some […]
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has so far delivered 49,000 vehicles in North America during the second quarter, threatening its goal of a new record. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk had said last month that the company was on course to deliver a record number of cars in the quarter, beating the 90,700 it sent to customers in the final quarter […]
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Model S and Model 3, electric cars built for speed and safety, are vulnerable to cyberattacks aimed at their navigation systems, according to recent research from RegulusCyber. During a test drive using Tesla’s Navigate on Autopilot feature, a staged attack caused the car to suddenly slow down and unexpectedly veer off the main road. Regulus Cyber, reportedly the […]
The US Commerce Department has agreed to Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s request to waive 10 percent tariffs on imported aluminum from Japan used in the manufacture of battery cells at Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory, government documents show. The Palo Alto, California-based company made the request in documents posted in April and said the aluminum is produced by Nippon Light […]
A union alleges that Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) fired some workers at its Buffalo solar products plant because of their pro-union stance and that the company in at least one case tried to interfere with a worker’s efforts to find another job. A few additional details were revealed in a document released by the National Labor Relations Board in […]