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Electrek reported Wednesday that Peter Hocholdinger, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s head of production at Fremont factory, is no longer working for the automaker. Hochholdinger was hired by Tesla in 2016. He previously worked as Audi’s senior director of production behind the...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has delivered 33,000 vehicles in North America this quarter, according to Electrek. Sources familiar with the matter told Electrek Tesla executives held a call Tuesday with sales and delivery managers in North America to discuss the status of deliveries going into the end...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk offered new details on its upcoming pickup truck, including a price tag and a pledge it will be "better than a [Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F)] F-150 truck. What Happened Musk confirmed on the "Ride the Lighting" podcast over the weekend the...

Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s 2-3 percent cut to the base prices of the Model X and S has been confirmed by the company, according to Electrek.  Tesla shares were down 0.29 percent at $204.77 at the time of publication Tuesday.  Tesla significantly reduced the base...

Shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) were trading higher by more than 3 percent early Tuesday following unconfirmed reports the electric-car and solar-power maker is close to reaching an agreement with the Chinese government. The agreement involves Tesla and the Chinese city of Shanghai building...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) of late has been transforming into an investors' darling. A telling proof for this claim is the company's market capitalization recently surpassing that of General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) — however, GM is back on top, thanks to the former's pullback from an all-time...

Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) is now the largest corporate installer of solar power in the United States, according to Electrek. Target now boasts 147MW of installed solar power across 300 stores, which exceeds Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT)'s solar installed base of 130MW while Ikea, the...

Any time a fatal crash involving a Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) occurs, it becomes an international story. According to Sky News, a 53-year-old man died when his Tesla Model S sedan crashed into a tree and set on fire in a town called Baarn in the Netherlands. Police are investigating the...

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) would likely be happy to trade news reports of deaths linked to its self-driving cars for reports that its salesmen aren't up to par with its industry peers. A market research firm called Pied Piper (no relationship to the fictional company in HBO's "Silicon Valley...

James Bond converted his modified Lotus Esprit S1 into a submarine in the film "The Spy Who Loved Me." While no modern car can claim to be able to convert into a submarine and driven in water, Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s cars do come close. An owner of a Tesla Model S sedan...

Puzant Ozbag is the owner of a Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) vehicle, which he claims went out of control while in self-driving mode and crashed into a wall. Ozbag detailed his story on Tesla's online forum. He said his 5-day old Tesla Model X SUV "suddenly and unexpectedly...

The Model 3 may not be as profitable for Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), according to Jon Bereisa, CEO of Auto Lectrification. Bereisa is said to have estimated Model 3's factory variable cost (FVC) to be $1,510 above its base price of $35,000, read a report on Electrek. Bereisa, the former chief...

Shares of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) were trading lower by around 1 percent Wednesday afternoon ahead of the much-anticipated unveiling of its Model 3 sedan. Investors and auto enthusiasts need to wait until Thursday to find out details of the sedan, but Electrek was out with details it...

Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) continues to poach key executives of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), and the latest in the list is said to be chip architect Peter Bannon, according to a report on 9to5Mac. Last week, Electrek reported that Apple's alloy expert Charles Kuehmann has...