Tesla

Tesla loses world’s biggest electric vehicle maker title as sales fall for second year

January 10, 2026 Paul Harloff and Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker last Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition […]

Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package for Musk

November 16, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote last Thursday that will give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion […]

Tesla asks court to toss damage award in crash

September 6, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — The car company run by Elon Musk asked a federal court Friday to dismiss massive damages awarded to victims of a deadly crash, arguing that their lawyers had misled the jury by […]

Tesla profit plunges again as fallout from Musk’s politics repels buyers

August 3, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits dropped sharply again in the latest quarter. The car company […]

US robotics companies push for national strategy to compete with China

April 6, 2025 Didi Tang and Matt O’Brien

WASHINGTON, D.C.— American robotics companies are pushing for a national robotics strategy, including establishing a federal office focused on promoting the industry at a time when China is making intelligent robots a national priority. Representatives […]

MATTHEWS: Strange silence, spin from Democrats on anti-Tesla violence

April 3, 2025 Stacey Matthews

Over the last two months, there has been a rash of attacks at Tesla dealerships and charging stations across the country. They started after the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, had the Department of Government Efficiency […]

Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Musk’s bottom line

March 8, 2025 Rodrique Ngowi and Jonathan J. Cooper

BOSTON — Demonstrators gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the automaker’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, and his push to slash government spending on behalf of President Donald Trump. The demonstrations […]

Ionna opens flagship “Rechargery” in Apex

February 23, 2025 Dan Reeves

APEX — As the auto industry evolves in step with a climate-conscious world, more drivers are plugging in instead of gassing up. On Feb. 4, Ionna, the nationwide EV charging network backed by the world’s top […]

Data helped after Las Vegas truck explosion; experts have privacy concerns

January 12, 2025 Bernard Condon

NEW YORK — Your car is spying on you. That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cybertrucks that exploded in Las Vegas last […]

US agency says, despite Tesla’s statements, vehicles can’t drive themselves

November 16, 2024 The Associated Press

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with owner’s manuals and briefings with the agency saying the electric vehicles […]