Tesla asks suppliers for price cuts as deadline to become profitable inches closer
Tesla may have kickstarted the EV revolution with a string of award-winning and revered vehicles, but the company — despite an avalanche of accolades — …
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Demand for Tesla’s Model 3 remains incredibly strong, says Elon Musk
When Tesla first unveiled the Model 3 and made the car available for pre-order, the amount of interest in the car was so high that …
The Model 3 may actually help Tesla turn a profit for the first time
Just about three months ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued one of his characteristically optimistic and bold promises. Specifically, Musk boasted that Tesla would be …
Elon Musk claims that Model 3 production hell will be ‘over in a month’
It’s never been a secret that the Model 3 has long been the lynchpin in Tesla’s plan to fundamentally shake up the auto industry and …
Tesla whistleblower tells SEC that Elon Musk has been knowingly lying to investors
The saga involving Tesla and a former employee named Martin Tripp shows no signs of slowing down. Just a few weeks ago, you may recall …
Not everyone is impressed by Tesla’s new Model 3 production record
Not everyone thought it was possible, but Tesla towards the end of June finally manged to manufacture 5,000 Model 3 units per week. The path …
Tesla Model 3 production finally hits 5,000 units per week
It’s no secret that Tesla has something of a long history of over-promising and under-delivering. Indeed, every single car Tesla has ever made has been …
Tesla just made the Model 3 cheaper, despite burning record amounts of cash
Tesla is currently in one of those make-or-break years, a time that will be represented in the eventual Musk biopic by tense music overtop of …
Model 3 teardown reveals that Tesla might actually start making money one day
Tesla certainly has no problem when it comes to generating revenue, but turning a profit is a whole another story. During the recent March quarter, …
Tesla Model 3 protects family of four in high-speed highway crash
Despite all of the controversy surrounding Tesla’s Autopilot feature, there’s no denying that Tesla’s fleet of vehicles have been engineered to be some of the …
Elon Musk slams the media, then fixes a serious Tesla Model 3 problem discovered by the media
Consumer Reports has finally given Tesla’s Model 3 a passing grade following the rollout of a software update that improved the car’s stopping distance during emergency …
Tesla Model 3 goes 606.2 miles on a single charge and sets a new hypermiling record in the process
It may seem like ages ago, but it wasn’t all that long ago that ‘range anxiety’ was a legitimate concern amongst prospective Tesla owners. To …
The Model 3 won’t make its way overseas until 2019
Tesla Model 3 production is finally beginning to pick up steam. After getting off to an extremely slow start, and following a number of production …
Tesla’s high-end Model 3 won’t come cheap
In something of a classic Tesla move, Elon Musk over the weekend announced a new Model 3 that features a dual-motor and all-wheel drive alongside …
Consumer Reports fails to give Tesla Model 3 a passing grade
Consumer Reports has something of a contentious and complicated relationship with Tesla. Though Consumer Reports touts itself as an independent testing agency, the organization — …
Tesla Model 3 receives a ‘superior’ safety rating for front crash avoidance
When it comes to safety, Tesla finds itself in an interesting position. For starters, the company finds itself in the news every time a Tesla …
Tesla may be able to meet its Model 3 production goals after all
With more than 400,000 outstanding reservations on the books for the Model 3, there’s no denying that demand for Tesla’s mass market EV is staggering. …
More changes coming at Tesla as Model 3 production hits critical phase
Elon Musk has not been pulling any punches when it comes to reorganizing Tesla to finally (hopefully?) start turning a profit. Last month, Musk sent …
Elon Musk explains how a ‘Fluffer Bot’ slowed down Model 3 production
Tesla’s earnings conference call yesterday was interesting, to say the very least. At one point, an analyst asked Elon Musk about Tesla’s financial situation and …
Report details how Tesla’s reliance on robots led to Model 3 production delays
Despite Tesla’s best efforts, Model 3 production — last we heard — remains about six months behind schedule. Early on, Tesla claimed that Model 3 …
Elon Musk says Tesla is aiming to manufacture 6,000 Model 3 units per week by July
Tesla has done an impressive job of ramping up Model 3 production over the past few weeks, but the company is still far behind where …
Elon Musk blames Model 3 production delay on robots, says ‘humans are underrated’
Leading up to the Model 3 launch, Tesla CEO Elon Musk boasted that Model 3 production would reach 20,000 units per month by the end …
Elon Musk says Model 3 production struggles are ‘stressful’ and ‘painful’
Over the past few months, investors have been keeping an incredibly close eye on Tesla’s ability to ramp up Model 3 production. And with good …
Tesla misses Model 3 production goals, but huge progress is being made
Although Tesla shares have been taking a beating recently — having fallen by about 85 points in the last three weeks alone — the electric …
Tesla’s futuristic car factories require far more human workers than other companies
Tesla’s literal master plan for making electric vehicles common hinges on the old principle of economies of scale. “The strategy of Tesla is to enter …
Model 3 production may fall short, but Tesla wants to prove the ‘haters wrong’
While investors have never questioned Tesla’s ability to generate demand for its vehicles, the company’s achilles heel has long been its inability to ramp up …
Investor note claims Model 3 deliveries will disappoint once again this quarter
Even though demand for Tesla’s Model 3 has been off the charts, the primary metric investors seemingly care about centers on how many units the …
Report claims 40% of Tesla’s parts are so flawed they can’t be installed
Earlier this year, CNBC published a seemingly-damning report claiming that Tesla has experienced problems with Model 3 production because employees responsible for keeping an eye …
Tesla promises Model 3 production delay was all part of the plan
Tesla’s initial production goals with the Model 3 were incredibly ambitious, with Elon Musk boasting that the company would be able to manufacture upwards of …
How many Model 3’s has Tesla actually built? This estimator tracks production
Tesla’s production troubles with the Model 3 are still an ongoing concern for the EV maker, with Elon Musk just a few months back conceding …
