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Tesla executives say company is hiring to support Musk’s expanded solar strategy

[LOS ANGELES] Tesla is hiring to support founder Elon Musk’s recently announced plan to become the biggest US manufacturer of solar energy components, according to online posts by senior executives at...

BYD is extending its lead over Tesla after having passed its US rival in Germany and the UK last year.

BYD extends German car sales lead over Tesla with 1,000% surge

Chinese-owned brands MG, Leapmotor and Xpeng have for months expanded in Europe amid a bruising EV price war at home

Europe and China are expected to approve Tesla's driver-supervised Full Self-Driving system as early as this month.

Tesla’s China-made EV sales extend gains despite industry slowdown

Deliveries of Model 3 and Model Y made at Shanghai plant are up 9.3% from a year-ago period

The all-wheel drive variant of Tesla’s bestselling Model Y SUV is priced above the cheaper “standard” version.

Tesla introduces new Model Y variant in US priced at US$41,990

ELECTRIC-VEHICLE maker Tesla introduced a new variant of its Model Y vehicle in the United States priced at US$41,990, the company’s website showed on Monday (Feb 2).

Models that have already been approved by the regulator and are in the final stages of launching in China have until January 2029 to change their designs.

China bans hidden car door handles in world-first safety policy

Tesla’s doors are already the target of a safety probe in the US

Wall Street expects the company to deliver 1.8 million units in 2026, representing an 8.2% increase, according to Visible Alpha data.

Tesla revenue beats estimates despite weaker vehicle deliveries

The company’s vehicle business has been under strain as rivals roll out newer models, often at lower prices

Tesla sells megapacks to xAI and xAI’s Grok chatbot is integrated into some Tesla vehicles.

Tesla reveals plans for US$2 billion investment in Musk’s xAI

The EV maker has been increasingly emphasising AI, driverless technology and humanoid robots

While Musk has talked about the potential benefits of formally linking xAI and Tesla, the automaker is not currently an xAI investor.

Musk’s xAI reports wider quarterly loss, plans to power Optimus

The startup has been raising both equity and debt

Rather than outright price cuts, some manufacturers – including Xiaomi – are leaning on financial incentives and value-added perks to sweeten deals.

Carmakers slash prices again in China, defying regulators

Prices for new cars keep falling as automakers compete to clear out inventory in a sluggish market

BYD delivered 2.26 million EVs in 2025 to Tesla’s 1.64 million.

BYD outsells Tesla in Europe’s two biggest EV markets

The Chinese automaker expands overseas as growth slows at home amid a crackdown on discounting