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Elon Musk Blasted As 'Intrusive And Presumptuous' For 'Trying To Influence' German Elections Toward Far-Right Party
Monday, December 30, 2024 - 5:08pm | 631Elon Musk, who seems to love stirring the pot, is doing just that in Germany where elections are expected to be held on Feb. 23, 2025. The German government is accusing Musk of meddling in the election campaign with repeated endorsements of the country's far-right party . "It is indeed the...
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Tesla Boosts Marketing In China, Highlights Safety Features During Year-End Sales Push: Report
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 2:15pm | 513Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) reportedly ramped up its marketing efforts in China to boost sales during the year-end car-buying season. Grace Tao, Tesla’s vice president of external affairs, emphasized the safety of Tesla vehicles in a recent Weibo post, CnEV Post reports. Tao highlighted the...
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Forget Gigafactories: Nvidia Teams Up With Big Apple Supplier To Build 'AI Factories' — Should Tesla Be Worried?
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - 3:19am | 671Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) is at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution. CEO Jensen Huang‘s recent visit to Taiwan hinted at yet another ambitious move in this sector. What Happened: Nvidia has partnered with Foxconn, the assembler of Apple‘s iPhone, to accelerate what...
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Musk Accepts Erdogan's Invitation To Teknofest Amid Talks Of Turkish Tesla Factory
Monday, September 18, 2023 - 12:31pm | 478In a move that signals Turkey's ambitions to play a role in the electric vehicle (EV) sector, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan proposed to Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk the idea of building a Tesla production facility in the country. Erdogan’s proposal followed Tesla's...
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Tesla Representatives, Indian Minister Reportedly Held Discreet Discussions On Setting Up EV Factory
Friday, August 4, 2023 - 4:05am | 358This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. Piyush Goyal, India’s commerce minister, reportedly engaged in discussions with senior Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) executives in a discreet meeting to explore the carmaker’s vision of setting up a manufacturing...
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Musk-Inspired Much? India's Tata Group Unveils $5B 'Gigafactory' Vision For UK's EV Leap
Thursday, July 20, 2023 - 7:55am | 427This story was first published on the Benzinga India portal. India’s Tata Group plans to invest over $5 billion in a large-scale UK facility for electric vehicle (EV) battery production. This marks a significant stride in the UK’s ambition to secure its EV battery...
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Tesla Giga India Speculations Ignite As Narendra Modi To Reportedly Meet Elon Musk
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 8:36am | 646This story was first published on the Benzinga India Portal. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a state visit to the United States, will meet with Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), as per an update by the Indian news wire service ANI. What Happened?...
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Elon Musk Pledges Twitter Will Play Nice With EU Rulebook — But Keeps Mum On French Tesla Gigafactory
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 2:59am | 506Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, confirmed on French TV that the company will respect the EU’s Digital Services Act, pledging to comply with enacted laws. What Happened: In an interview with Anne-Sophie Lapix on France 2, Musk said, “If a law is enacted,...
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Elon Musk Says Tesla's New Factory Location To Be Finalized Soon: Is India A Potential Destination?
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 - 9:33pm | 460Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday the electric vehicle maker is on track to finalize the location for its new factory by the end of this year. What Happened: Amidst growing curiosity about Tesla's next manufacturing base, Musk said that a location for a new factory would likely...
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South Korean President Woos Elon Musk With Tax Breaks To Clinch Tesla Gigafactory
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 6:35am | 404South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday during his state visit to the United States. What Happened: Yoon requested investment into the Asian country during the interview with Musk, reported Reuters. The President proposed South Korea as an ideal...
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Tesla's Mexico Gigafactory Allays Country's Water Usage Concerns — To Be The Most Water-Efficient Auto Plant Worldwide, Says Official
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 2:31am | 549Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Relations visited the site where Tesla Inc.’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) Gigafactory will be built in the country and said that it will have the lowest water consumption of any automobile factory in the world. What Happened: Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon shared a panoramic...
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Tesla Ramps Up Hiring At Giga Texas For Cybertruck Production
Monday, March 13, 2023 - 3:00pm | 382Elon Musk‘s Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has significantly ramped up hiring at its Gigafactory in Texas for the much-awaited Cybertruck. What Happened: Tesla has posted new job openings on it career page for its Gigafactory in Texas, with opportunities available in areas such as paint shop,...
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Xi Jinping Has Mixed Feelings About Tesla's Chinese Battery Supplier's Whopping Market Dominance
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 - 6:54am | 456Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly told Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited, or CATL, that he had mixed feeling about its status as the world’s largest battery maker. What Happened: Xi said he was “both happy and worried”...
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Tom Zhu…Who? All You Need To Know About The 'Tim Cook' Of Tesla
Friday, March 3, 2023 - 6:29am | 878Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk’s preoccupation with Twitter ever since he took over the platform in October 2022 has worried investors to no end. What Happened: Sensing trouble, buy-side firms began calling for a succession plan. It was against this backdrop that...
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Tesla's Giga Mexico To Come Up In Double Quick Time? Tom Zhu Reportedly Sees It Outpacing Giga Shanghai's Commissioning Time
Friday, March 3, 2023 - 2:13am | 365Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) confirmed at its Investor Day held on Wednesday that its next Gigafactory would come up in Nuevo León, Mexico. What Happened: The proposed factory in Mexico will likely come up in record time, beating the previous record set by the Giga Shanghai factory in...