Elon Musk is running out of ideas to save Tesla
He’s dialing down his DOGE role but Tesla needs a new hit EV and none is on the horizon. And the company’s booming battery business will suffer from Trump’s tariffs.
Alan Ohnsman, Forbes Staff
Things are bad at Tesla. They’re about to get much worse.
The EV company’s sales are tanking in all major markets as its Chinese rivals are surging. But Tesla’s problems are just beginning.
Five people who could run Tesla better than Elon Musk
The EV maker is struggling as anti-Elon Musk sentiment sparks Tesla boycotts and protests. It’s not likely to happen, but who could step in if he relinquished the reins?
Why Tesla isn’t the AI powerhouse Musk says it is
He claims the carmaker will be the most valuable AI company in the world thanks to the reams of video data collected by its cars. Is that really a competitive advantage?
Tesla’s board chair has sold most of her shares in the EV maker
Robyn Denholm, who’s led the board since 2018, made $168 million in the past year exercising stock options in the company, including sales worth $43 million last week.
It’s ‘never going to happen,’ but a distracted Musk should hand over CEO reins at Tesla
Earnings were weaker than expected, the near-term outlook is murky, EV sales are down, and Elon Musk is more distracted than ever before. But with a phalanx of loyal shareholders and a cowed board he’s not going anywhere.
Waymo logging 150,000 Robotaxi rides and 1 million miles a week
The autonomous vehicle company’s weekly ridership has jumped more than 50% in two months and more than doubled since the start of 2024.
Elon Musk’s laughable solution to Tesla’s child labor worries
Tesla’s CEO said he would address the company’s challenges with child labor in its supply chain. But his high-tech solution doesn’t cut it.
‘Elon doesn’t care about Tesla anymore’: Musk’s biggest fans are turning on him
Ahead of a vote on his $50 billion stock award, Musk faces strident resistance from previously reliable sources who now question his commitment to the company.
Tesla’s top retail investor votes against restoring Elon Musk’s $50 billion pay package
Billionaire Leo Koguan, who claims to hold more than 27 million Tesla shares, said Musk is a “tyrant CEO” who has abandoned the carmaker for his other companies.