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Tesla Rethinks the Assembly Line

Tesla Inc. has a plan to fend off cheaper competition from China with a $25,000 electric car. But first it has to overhaul a 100-year-old manufacturing process pioneered by Henry Ford.

March 28, 2024
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Tesla Beats Q4 Delivery Forecast, Falls Behind BYD Globally

Tesla Inc. delivered more vehicles than expected in the fourth quarter, though not enough for the Elon Musk-led company to stay ahead of China’s BYD Co. in global electric car sales.

January 2, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Rivian Plans to Issue $1.5 Billion in Convertible Debt

Rivian Automotive Inc. shares fell the most ever after the electric-vehicle maker announced plans to issue $1.5 billion in convertible debt.

October 5, 2023
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Cruise Robotaxi Collides With San Francisco Firetruck

A Cruise robotaxi collided with a firetruck late Aug. 17 in San Francisco, injuring the vehicle’s passenger.

August 18, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentAutonomous

Tesla’s Swelling Inventory Suggests Continued Price Cuts

In the two weeks since Tesla alarmed investors by revealing how much of a toll discounts were taking on its profit margins, Elon Musk has bumped prices back up across the lineup.

May 3, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelAutonomous

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
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tesla Deliveries Rise to Record After Slashing EV Prices

Tesla increased vehicle deliveries by a slim margin despite slashing prices across its lineup, casting doubt on the staying power of the increase in demand that Elon Musk has described.

April 3, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyAutonomous

Tesla Pauses Rollout of Self-Driving Software Facing Recall

Tesla Inc. has temporarily stopped rolling out its $15,000 driver-assistance system until it addresses issues that led the carmaker to recall almost 363,000 vehicles.

February 27, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tesla Semi Skepticism Lingers Months After Musk’s First Delivery

While Tesla's first Semi delivery to PepsiCo was cause for celebration, there’s still a lot of uncertainty as to just how meaningful the Semi will be to Tesla’s business.

February 9, 2023
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Tesla Invests $3.6 Billion in Nevada Factories for Batteries, Trucks

Tesla Inc. is investing $3.6 billion in two new factories to build electric vehicle batteries and its all-electric Semi heavy-duty truck near an existing production site in Reno, Nev.

January 25, 2023

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