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Musk’s embrace of right-wing politics risks alienating customers and sinking Tesla’s stock

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

The company was already losing market share to European and Chinese automakers as they catch up in quality to Tesla's electric vehicles.

Generative AI used to help plan Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, police say

By Associated Press

The updates on Tuesday comes nearly a week after 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger fatally shot himself just before the truck blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas.

Tesla sales dropped 1.1 percent in 2024, in first annual decline since 2011

By Tom Krisher, Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, sinking a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s victory on optimism Elon Musk’s close relationship to the president-elect will help the company.

Man killed in Cybertruck explosion was active-duty U.S. Army soldier, officials say

By Tara Copp, Alanna Durkin Richer, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Officials say the man who died when a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives burst into flames outside the Trump tower in Las Vegas was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier and member of its elite Green Berets.

Camping fuel, fireworks found in bed of Cybertruck that exploded outside Trump tower in Las Vegas

By Ty O'Neil, Associated Press

Authorities say person person died and seven more people were injured when a Tesla truck caught fire and exploded outside the lobby of the Trump hotel in Las Vegas.

Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package

By Randall Chase, Associated Press

The judge on Monday also rejected an equally unprecedented and massive fee request by plaintiff attorneys.

U.S. opens new investigation into Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after fatal crash

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Tesla has twice recalled “Full Self-Driving” under pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The new investigation covers roughly 2.4 million Teslas from the 2016 through 2024 model years.

Trump and Musk discussed firing striking workers. The UAW is now seeking an NLRB investigation

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

During a discussion about government spending, former President Donald Trump praised Elon Musk for firing workers who went on strike.

Weak profit reports from big tech companies send stocks tumbling on Wall Street

By Stan Choe, Alex Veiga, Associated Press

A wipeout on Wednesday sent U.S. stock indexes to their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and Alphabet helped suck momentum from Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology.

How Elon Musk’s $44.9B Tesla pay package compares to other top U.S. CEO plans

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Elon Musk’s record-setting Tesla compensation dwarfs them by comparison.