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Tesla Delivers First ‘Made in China’ Vehicles
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Tesla Delivers First ‘Made in China’ Vehicles

With the deliveries from the Shanghai plant, "China-made Model 3 vehicles will start running on China’s large streets and small lanes."
By Matthew Heller | December 30, 2019
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Tesla Shares Jump 20% on Surprise Q3 Profit
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Tesla Shares Jump 20% on Surprise Q3 Profit

The car maker said it removed substantial costs from its business during the quarter and delivered a record number of vehicles.
By Matthew Heller | October 24, 2019
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Tesla Stock Dives on ‘Demoralizing’ Q2 Results
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Tesla Stock Dives on ‘Demoralizing’ Q2 Results

Despite record deliveries, the company posted a larger-than-expected loss as rising costs weighed on profitability.
By Matthew Heller | July 25, 2019
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Tesla CFO Ahuja’s Retirement Stuns Wall St
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Tesla CFO Ahuja’s Retirement Stuns Wall St

Deepak Ahuja's departure overshadowed Tesla's Q4 results, with one analyst calling it a “significant loss of institutional knowledge.”
By Matthew Heller | January 31, 2019
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Tesla to Slash Full-Time Workforce by 7%
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Tesla to Slash Full-Time Workforce by 7%

CEO Elon Musk says costs must be cut because "our products are still too expensive for most people.”
By Matthew Heller | January 18, 2019
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Tesla CAO Morton Quits After a Month on Job
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Tesla CAO Morton Quits After a Month on Job

Dave Morton's resignation "comes at a particularly precarious financial time" for the automaker.
By Matthew Heller | September 7, 2018
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Tesla Shares Jump 16% Despite Record Loss
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Tesla Shares Jump 16% Despite Record Loss

The automaker predicts it can produce 7,000 vehicles per week, which would enable it "to become sustainably profitable for the first time in our history."
By Matthew Heller | August 3, 2018
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Three Questions to Ask about Tesla
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Three Questions to Ask about Tesla

Will Elon Musk succeed with his strategy of wooing investors with promises for the future and one shiny new object after another?
By Vitaliy Katsenelson | August 1, 2018
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Tesla to Cut 9% of Workforce in Profit Push
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Tesla to Cut 9% of Workforce in Profit Push

"It is clear that Tesla is under tremendous pressure to finally turn a profit and is attempting to address it by cutting overhead."
By Matthew Heller | June 13, 2018
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Moody’s Cuts Tesla Rating on Model 3 Woes
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Moody’s Cuts Tesla Rating on Model 3 Woes

The downgrade to a B2 rating reflects "the significant shortfall in the production rate" of the Model 3 vehicle and liquidity pressures, Moody's says.
By Matthew Heller | March 27, 2018
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Tesla Offers $1.5B in Junk Bonds to Raise Cash
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Tesla Offers $1.5B in Junk Bonds to Raise Cash

The company's first junk issue is a bet that "bond investors will be as hungry as stock investors to back" Tesla as it ramps up production of the Model 3.
By Matthew Heller | August 7, 2017
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