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Tesla appoints Robyn Denholm as chair to replace Elon Musk
The appointment of Robyn Denholm caps months of turbulence for the company and its stock as investors called for stronger oversight of Musk.
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Elon Musk says first tunnel is almost done, opens 10 Dec: tweet
The first tunnel, under Hawthorne in the Los Angeles area, is almost done and will open on 10 December, Musk said.
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US judge approves SEC settlement with Tesla, shares jump
Elon Musk has agreed to pay a $20 million fine and step aside as Tesla’s chairman for three years to settle charges that could have forced his exit from Tesla.
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US regulators charge Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud
Tesla expressed support for Musk on Thursday, saying the company and the board of directors ‘are fully confident in Elon, his integrity, and his leadership’.
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Audi launches electric SUV in Tesla's backyard, with assist from Amazon
The Audi e-tron midsize SUV will be offered in the United States (US) next year at a starting price of $75,795 before a $7,500 tax credit.
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Tesla bond hits record low, stock slips as investor worry deepens
The stock dropped 2.8% to $280.74, the lowest level since late May, following a 4.2% decline on Tuesday after Mercedes introduced its first fully electric car in Stockholm.
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Drones and stakeouts: how Tesla 'haters' put pressure on CEO Musk
A go-private deal at $420 a share announced by Musk in a 7 August tweet would have wiped out short bets against Tesla and hidden the company’s financials from the public eye.
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Musk bid for Tesla: no formal offer, no firm deals with advisers
The board announced the move in Tesla’s first filing with regulators since Musk tweeted a week ago that he was considering taking the company private.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk sued for defrauding shareholders
The lawsuits were filed three days after Musk stunned investors by announcing on Twitter that he might take Tesla private.
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Tesla's board seeking more information on Musk's financing plan – sources
Musk said in a tweet on Tuesday that he had secured financing for the deal, but he did not publicly provide further details.
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Tesla says no need for capital raise as Model 3 output rises
Last week, Barclays analyst Brian Johnson warned investors to be wary of a brief “burst rate” of Model 3 production that was not sustainable.
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Tesla pushes back Model 3 production target again, despite progress
The delay sent shares of the Palo Alto, California-based company down 2% in after-market trading.
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Tesla fired hundreds of employees in past week
The dismissals were a result of a company-wide annual review, Tesla said in an emailed statement.
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Tesla's Musk hands over first Model 3 electric cars to early buyers
Musk showed off the $35,000 base vehicle with a range of 350 km on a charge that marks a departure from the company's earlier luxury electric cars.
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Tesla fixes security bugs after claims of Model S hack
The company has rolled out a security patch for its electric cars after researchers uncovered vulnerabilities.
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‘Self-driving’ in spotlight again as China sees first Tesla autopilot crash
The crash, Tesla’s first known such incident in China, comes months after a fatal accident in Florida.
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Tesla Motors discloses $1.1bn in Q3 cash needs
The company is ramping up for production next year of a mass market sedan, the Model 3.
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Elon Musk's lossmaking Tesla to produce 500,000 cars in 2018
On Wednesday, South African American Elon Musk’s company reported a 1Q/2016 loss of $282 million, up from $154m last year. Mark Smyth, Motor News supplement Editor at 'Business Day', talks about the company’s shares and how the market is looking.
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Tesla home-power kit heads to SA
General Manager for Enel Energy South Africa, Brian Hosking, says the batteries are a game changer and are far more efficient.
