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China: No More Hidden Handles on Car Doors

Country bans the feature, commonly found on Tesla models, over safety concerns, starting in 2027

(Newser) - China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla's electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information...

Tesla Is Ending Production of Model S, Model X

Musk says California factory will be converted to make Optimus robots

(Newser) - Tesla's annual profit plunged to its lowest level since the pandemic five years ago as it lost the title of the world's biggest electric vehicle maker to a Chinese rival and boycotts hammered sales. The EV company run by Elon Musk reported Wednesday that net income last year...

Nvidia Making Its Move Into Tesla Territory
Nvidia Making Its Move
Into Tesla Territory
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Jan 6, 2026 12:12 PM CST

Nvidia Making Its Move Into Tesla Territory

Company's self-driving system will be in Mercedes-Benz sedans this year

(Newser) - Nvidia has been working on self-driving cars for several years, but things seem to have escalated quickly. On Monday, CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the tech platform Alpamayo, designed to "help self-driving cars think like humans" to navigate tricky situations on the road, as the BBC puts it.
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Tesla Is Dethroned as the World's Top EV Seller

BYD of China outsells Elon Musk's company for the first time

(Newser) - Tesla is no longer the world's leading seller of electric vehicles. Numbers reported by Elon Musk's company on Friday came in as expected: Tesla sold 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, reports the AP . Earlier in the day, China's BYD reported selling more than 2.2 million....

Report: Singer May Face Murder Charge in Teen's Death

14-year-old's dismembered body was found in the trunk of Tesla registered to D4vd

(Newser) - R&B singer D4vd is expected to face a murder charge in the death of a 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a car registered to him, according to TMZ . The outlet, citing unnamed sources, reports that Los Angeles County prosecutors will ask a grand jury to indict the...

Elon Musk Recovers $55B Pay Package
Elon Musk Recovers
$55B Pay Package
Dec 20, 2025 7:15 AM CST

Elon Musk Recovers $55B Pay Package

Delaware's highest court reverses decision that stripped him of it

(Newser) - Elon Musk, already the world's richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla doled out in 2018 as an incentive for its CEO to steer the automaker to new heights, the...

Nervous Tesla Owners Are Buying Glass Breakers

They're also adding manual releases amid complaints over malfunctioning doors

(Newser) - Tesla owners who once bragged about sleek, handle-free doors are now buying glass breakers and add-on pull cords in case they can't get out. A growing number of drivers say they're worried about what happens when the electric mechanisms that open Tesla doors lose power—and how hard...

California Gives Tesla 3 Months to Fix Self-Driving Claims

Regulators say Tesla misled drivers over self-driving capabilities

(Newser) - Tesla just got a three-month countdown clock from California regulators over how it sells the idea of "self-driving" cars, the Wall Street Journal reports. An administrative law judge found the company misled buyers by suggesting its vehicles could operate autonomously, prompting the state's Department of Motor Vehicles to...

Tesla's Board Raked in Billions, Outpacing Tech Peers

More than $3B in stock-based gains fuels governance, bias concerns

(Newser) - Tesla's outside directors have turned their part-time board seats into more than $3 billion in stock-based gains—far eclipsing what peers at other tech giants have made, a new Equilar analysis for Reuters finds. Since 2004, CEO Elon Musk's brother, Kimbal, has amassed nearly $1 billion from Tesla...

That Tesla Price Cut? Sales Are Still Flat

Cheaper models fail to revive demand; loss of tax credits didn't help

(Newser) - Tesla's latest price cuts aren't stopping its US sales slide. In November, the company's American deliveries sank nearly 23% from the previous year, to an estimated 39,800 vehicles—its weakest monthly total since January 2022, according to Cox Automotive data shared with Reuters . That drop came...

Consumer Reports : These 10 Car Brands Are Tops
Consumer Reports: These
10 Car Brands Are Tops
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Dec 7, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Consumer Reports: These 10 Car Brands Are Tops

Subaru comes in at No. 1 in rankings, while Jeep is last

(Newser) - Consumer Reports is out with its annual car "report card," and for the second year straight, Subaru shoots to the front of the pack. To come up with its rankings, the nonprofit looked at road test and safety performance for more than 200 new vehicles, as well...

Lawsuit: Couple Were Trapped in Burning Tesla by Defect

The woman died in 2023 incident in Washington state, while her husband suffered severe injuries

(Newser) - Design flaws caused a Tesla Model 3 to suddenly accelerate out of control before it crashed into a utility pole and burst into flames, killing a woman and severely injuring her husband, a lawsuit filed in federal court alleges, per the AP . Another defect with the door handle design thwarted...

Billie Eilish Slams Musk in Wake of Tesla Trillionaire Deal
Musk Responds
to Billie Eilish's Barbs
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Nov 18, 2025 11:39 AM CST

Musk Responds to Billie Eilish's Barbs

After singer called Musk 'pathetic,' Tesla CEO reacts with some jabs of his own

(Newser) - Elon Musk is clapping back at Billie Eilish after the pop singer called him a "pathetic" expletive, expletive "coward" following Tesla's approval of a pay package that one day could make Musk the world's first trillionaire. Per Rolling Stone , Musk took to his X platform to...

Cybertruck Leader Leaves Tesla After 8 Years

Siddhant Awasthi says it was a tough decision

(Newser) - The executive leading Tesla's Cybertruck business is leaving the Elon Musk-run automaker after eight years. Siddhant Awasthi, the program manager for Tesla's Cybertruck and Model 3, said on LinkedIn that it wasn't an easy decision to depart the company, "especially with so much exciting growth on...

Musk Will Have to Sell a Lot of Robots to Get That $1T Payday

He'll also have to boost Tesla's market cap by more than 500%

(Newser) - Elon Musk's path to a potential $1 trillion Tesla payday, approved by shareholders on Thursday, comes with a steep set of challenges. The pay package could eventually give Musk a 25% stake in Tesla, but only if he and the company clear a series of financial and operational hurdles....

Tesla Shareholders Approve $1T Pay Package for Musk
Tesla Approves Musk's $1T Pay
Nov 6, 2025 5:45 PM CST

Tesla Approves Musk's $1T Pay

CEO has to hit series of milestones, including selling 1M humanoid robots

(Newser) - Tesla shareholders have approved a compensation plan that could award CEO Elon Musk up to $1 trillion in stock, making it the largest pay package in corporate history. More than 75% voted in favor of the proposal at the company's annual meeting at its Austin headquarters, the Wall Street...

World's Largest Wealth Fund: It's a No on Musk's $1T Pay Deal

Norway's Norges Bank cites concerns over size, risk of unprecedented pay package for Tesla CEO

(Newser) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has announced it will vote against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's proposed $1 trillion pay package. The fund, which holds a $17 billion stake in Tesla, cited concerns about the award's scale, potential dilution, and what it calls "key...

Musk: I Need $1T Pay Package to Run 'Robot Army'

Tesla CEO suggests he may leave company if deal doesn't pass Nov. 6 vote

(Newser) - Elon Musk ended Tesla's earnings call Wednesday with a fiery outburst over his proposed $1 trillion pay package , blasting the advisers trying to block it and warning shareholders that his future at Tesla is on the line. Musk rejected the idea that his deal is simply "compensation,"...

GM Teases Car That Doubles as Your Personal Assistant

Self-driving Cadillac Escalade IQ coming to market in 2028

(Newser) - General Motors is ushering in an era of "immersive tech," teasing a future where you can watch a movie or answer emails while your car handles the driving, then send it to run your errands. The company announced Wednesday that by 2028, it will roll out "eyes-off"...

Tesla Profits Tank Despite EV Sales Surge, Tax Credit Rush

Company saw record-breaking sales, but earnings fell 37% in Q3, while Musk faces pay battle

(Newser) - Tesla's latest earnings report reveals a complicated picture for the electric vehicle giant: record-breaking vehicle sales, but profits tumbling 37%. The company's third-quarter net income landed at $1.4 billion, down from $2.2 billion, despite a rush of buyers trying to secure expiring US tax credits for...

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