Business, Technology

Tesla Cuts Model 3 Price for Second Time This Year

Tesla Inc. is cutting the price of its Model 3 sedan for the second time this year, citing the end of a customer-referral program that was a more costly incentive than the company realized.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
February 6, 2019
Business, Technology

Tesla CFO Steps Down for Second Time

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed Chief Financial Officer Deepak Ahuja will retire a second time, reinforcing Tesla’s reputation for having an active revolving door of top executives.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
January 31, 2019
Government, Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla Sinks After Cutting Model 3 Price as Deliveries Disappoint

Tesla Inc. plunged in early trading Jan. 2 after delivering fewer Model 3 sedans than analysts expected in the fourth quarter and cutting prices to partially make up for the federal tax credit that’s been halved in the U.S.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
January 2, 2019
Business, Technology

Tesla Adds Larry Ellison, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to Board in SEC Deal

Tesla Inc. added Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its board, fulfilling the terms of the settlement reached with U.S. securities regulators over its CEO’s problematic posts about taking the company private.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
December 28, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics

Tesla Has Bought Trucking Companies to Boost Deliveries, Elon Musk Says

Elon Musk apparently is charting his way out of what he’s referred to as “delivery logistics hell” by making acquisitions and lining up contracts with trucking haulers.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
November 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Tesla Fills Elon Musk’s Chairman Role With Board Member Robyn Denholm

Tesla Inc. appointed a director who’s been on its board for years to replace Elon Musk as chairman, stirring suspicion as to whether the mercurial CEO will be restrained after costly run-ins with securities regulators.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
November 8, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla Profit Blowout Reverses Much of Elon Musk’s Damage to Stock

Tesla Inc. blew away expectations with just the third quarter of positive earnings in its history, bolstering Elon Musk’s bid to make selling electric cars a financially sustainable business.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
October 25, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel

Tesla Erupts in Chaos After Senior Executives Leave, Musk Tokes Up

The turmoil at Tesla Inc. reached a fever pitch, as the news that two senior executives are leaving Elon Musk’s electric-car maker emerged just hours after he smoked marijuana during an hours-long interview streamed live online.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
September 7, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Tesla Autopilot Chief Jim Keller Latest Executive to Leave Company

Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot chief, Jim Keller, has left the company, the latest in a rash of executive departures at the electric-car maker led by CEO Elon Musk.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
April 26, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Autonomous Coast-to-Coast Tesla Trip Past Deadline, Still Coming

Tesla Inc. hasn’t thrown its plan to demonstrate an autonomous cross-country drive out the window — it’s just tapped the brakes.

Dana Hull | Bloomberg News
February 8, 2018