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DETROIT: Tesla cut prices on its entire U.S. electric vehicle model lineup for the third time this year in an apparent effort to lure more buyers amid rising interest rates. The largest of the cuts that appeared Friday on ...

Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars

LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy “is and will always be enormously important to us.” The cameras it builds into vehicles to assist driving, it notes on its website, are “designed ...

Tesla to warn of data privacy risk from car security cameras in Germany

BERLIN: Tesla will warn that its “sentry mode”, which records a car’s surroundings, risks infringing data privacy laws in Germany after consumer group vzbv sued the manufacturer for failing to mention this in advertising. The case is the latest ...

Tesla accused in consumer suit of monopolising repairs, parts

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc. was sued by customers who claim they’ve been forced to pay exorbitant prices and endure long waits to repair their cars due to the company’s monopolisation of replacement parts and maintenance and repair services. The ...

Tesla taps Asian partners to address 4680 battery concerns

SHANGHAI: It’s crunch time at Tesla Inc, where Elon Musk is looking to crack the code for making better, cheaper batteries. The electric-vehicle maker is recruiting Chinese and Korean materials suppliers to help lower the cost and boost the ...

US opens Tesla probe into reports steering wheels fell off

WASHINGTON: The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday it is opening a preliminary investigation into 120,000 Tesla Model Y vehicles after two reports of steering wheels falling off while driving. The US auto safety regulator said ...

Tesla's next generation smaller car to operate mostly autonomously, says Musk

AUSTIN: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk on Tuesday said that the next generation small car the company is working on would operate mostly in autonomous mode, similar to a promise he made in 2020. On Tuesday, he said there ...

Tesla cuts US Model S and Model X prices between 4% and 9%

AUSTIN: Tesla Inc has cut prices on its two most expensive electric vehicles in the United States, according to the company’s website, days after Chief Executive Elon Musk said recent price cuts on other models had stoked demand. The ...

Malaysia's strong electrical, electronics base reason for Tesla's entry, says Zafrul

PASIR GUDANG: Tesla’s decision to enter Malaysia is due to the strong foundation of the electrical and electronics (E&E) ecosystem, says Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz. The International Trade and Industry Minister said that this was also ...

Tesla plans to halve production costs, affordable car a no-show

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc will cut assembly costs by half in future generations of cars, engineers told investors on Wednesday, but chief executive Elon Musk did not unveil a much-awaited small, affordable electric vehicle. Shares fell more than 5% ...

Tesla readies revamp of Model Y codenamed 'Juniper'

SHANGHAI/SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla is readying a production revamp of its top-selling Model Y, according to three people with knowledge of the plan. The changes to the Model Y – code-named Project Juniper at Tesla – involve the exterior and ...

Telsa to enter Malaysia officially

KUALA LUMPUR: Finally, the long wait is over as fans of Tesla CEO Elon Musk will soon get to drive the official version of his company’s all-electric vehicles locally. In a message posted on International Trade and Industry Minister ...

Tesla says California is still home — for its engineering HQ

Newsom (left) and Musk. — Screengrab from twitter.com/Tesla SAN FRANCISCO: Elon Musk is not entirely abandoning California, saying on Wednesday that Tesla Inc will make the state its global engineering home, even though the electric vehicle maker’s corporate headquarters ...

Tesla scales back German battery plans, won over by US incentives

BERLIN: Tesla Inc has begun assembling batteries in Germany but will focus cell production in the US in light of Inflation Reduction Act tax incentives, a spokesperson said, one of the first firms to declare a strategy shift prompted ...

What's known about Tesla's 'Project Highland'?

The current Model 3. SHANGHAI: Tesla plans to slow production at its Shanghai plant in the last week of February to prepare for building a revamped version of its Model 3 sedan, according to a person with knowledge of ...

Tesla finally entering Malaysia?

PETALING JAYA: Tesla entered Singapore in 2021 and Thailand last year. Malaysians may not have long to wait as signs are showing that it could officially set up shop in Malaysia in the not-too-distant future. In a regulatory filing ...

Testing group says Tesla Autopilot slips in driver assistance ratings

WASHINGTON: Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system Autopilot fell in a ranking of 12 major systems, Consumer Reports said today. Of 12 systems tested by Consumer Reports, a nonprofit organisation that evaluates products and services, Ford Motor’s BlueCruise was first, ...

Tesla uses its profits as a weapon in an EV price war

DETROIT: Tesla Inc earns more money for every vehicle it sells than any of its global rivals. Now, chief executive Elon Musk is using that superior profitability as a weapon in the EV price war he started. Tesla, once ...

Teslas and other electric cars prone to rust, German testers warn

BERLIN: Rusty cars in everyday use on roads are getting rare these days, but tests in Germany indicate that some modern electric cars are alarmingly prone to corrosion. Testing agency GTÜ told car magazine Auto Motor und Sport that ...

Model Y, Model 3 more accessible to customers now, says Tesla

BERLIN: Tesla said today that the electric vehicle maker, which cut prices of its Model Y and Model 3 vehicles in the US and Europe overnight, was able to provide its cars at a more accessible price because cost ...

Indonesia says investment talks with Tesla still ongoing

JAKARTA: Negotiations between Indonesia and Tesla are still ongoing, a senior minister said today, following a report that the US automaker is nearing a preliminary deal to build production facilities with a capacity of one million units. Luhut Pandjaitan, ...

Protesting Tesla China buyers vow more pressure over price cuts they missed

Tesla owners unhappy with the Tesla’s price cuts discuss their situation at a Tesla delivery centre in Shanghai on Tuesday. — Reuters SHANGHAI: Dozens of Tesla owners protested at a delivery centre in Shanghai on Tuesday, vowing to raise ...

Tesla's new No. 2 won Musk over by working around the clock

Zhu speaking at a delivery ceremony for China-made Model 3 vehicles in the Shanghai Gigafactory in December 2019. — Reuters NEW YORK: In a Twitter photo celebrating Tesla Inc. producing 3,000 Model Ys a week at its Texas factory ...

Tesla offers discount in Singapore on EVs in inventory

SINGAPORE: Tesla has begun offering discounts to electric vehicle buyers in Singapore who agree to purchase existing inventory of the Model 3 or Model Y, a company sales representative said today. Tesla is offering a discount of US$5,000 for ...

Tesla slashes car prices in China for second time in 3 months

SHANGHAI: Tesla cut car prices in China for the second time in less than three months today, deepening its discounts in the world’s largest auto market as competition picks up and the demand outlook darkens. The latest cut, along ...

Tesla China boss Zhu promoted to global role

The promotion makes Zhu the highest-profile executive at Tesla after Elon Musk. — Reuters AUSTIN: Tesla Inc’s China chief Tom Zhu has been promoted to take charge of the electric carmaker’s US assembly plants as well as sales operations ...

S. Korea fines Tesla over US2mil for exaggerating driving range of EVs

SEOUL: South Korea’s antitrust regulator said it would impose a 2.85 billion won (RM9.7mil or US$2.2mil) fine on Tesla Inc for failing to tell its customers about the shorter driving range of its electric vehicles (EVs) in low temperatures. ...

Tesla Autopilot stirs US alarm as ‘disaster waiting to happen’

LONDON: Derrick Monet and his wife, Jenna, were driving on an Indiana highway in 2019 when their Tesla Model 3 sedan operating on Autopilot crashed into a parked fire truck. Derrick, then 25, sustained spine, neck, shoulder, rib and ...

Tesla, others prepare Shanghai factory restarts as city aims to ease lockdown

The Tesla plant in Shanghai. — Reuters SHANGHAI: Manufacturers including Tesla began preparing to reopen their Shanghai factories today, as the city accelerated efforts to exit a Covid-19 lockdown that has forced most businesses in China’s economic hub to ...

New-generation 4680 batteries making a debut at Tesla

AUSTIN: Tesla is debuting its next-generation battery on its Model Y, promising larger, lower-cost, longer-lasting cells. The new battery is currently only available to the brand’s employees, according to the Electrek website. Tesla’s new 4680 battery cells (46mm in ...

Tesla to resume production at Shanghai plant on April 18, say sources

A truck transporting new Tesla cars at its factory in Shanghai on May 13 last year. — Reuters SHANGHAI: Tesla is preparing to resume production at its Shanghai plant on Monday following a three-week stoppage, having received the go-ahead ...

Tesla China exports slump to just 60 cars on strong local demand

China-made Model 3s rolling off the Tesla plant in Shanghai. — Reuters SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc. exported just 60 cars produced at its Shanghai factory in March, a record low as strong domestic demand sucked up most of the output, ...

Dancing Musk hands drivers first Teslas from new German gigafactory

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Musk attending the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory in Gruenheide near Berlin today. — All pix by Reuters GRUENHEIDE (Germany): Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla’s first ...

Musk promises 'dedicated robotaxi' with futuristic look from Tesla

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla will make a “dedicated” self-driving taxi that will “look futuristic,” chief executive Elon Musk said on Thursday, without giving a timeframe. The 50-year-old billionaire, wearing a black cowboy hat and sunglasses, made the comments at the ...

Tesla delays restart of Shanghai production

SHANGHAI: Tesla has notified workers and suppliers that production at its Shanghai factory will not resume today as it had hoped, according to an internal notice shared with Reuters. Reuters reported earlier on Sunday that the US automaker aimed ...

Tesla idles Shanghai plant for two days amid virus curbs

China-made Model 3 electric vehicles are seen at the Tesla plant in Shanghai. — Reuters SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc. is suspending production at its Shanghai factory for two days as China tightens restrictions to contain the latest Covid outbreak, according ...

Tesla hikes China, US prices for Model 3 and Model Y cars

AUSTIN: Electric-car maker Tesla Inc on Wednesday raised prices of its US Model Y SUVs and Model 3 Long Range sedans by US$1,000 (RM4,188) each and some China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles by 10,000 yuan (RM6,624), according ...

Ukraine invasion sets back Musk's dream for cheaper EVs, for now

SAN FRANCISCO: Surging raw materials costs, made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could set back the dream of Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and other auto executives to roll out more affordable electric vehicles. Rising prices of nickel, ...

Tesla to win approval for US$5.5bil Berlin gigafactory today

A general view of the construction site of Tesla’s electric car factory is pictured in Gruenheide, near Berlin. — Reuters BERLIN: The German state of Brandenburg has called a news conference today at which it is widely expected to ...

Odd steering wheel and controls trip up Tesla, rivals, says Consumer Reports

DETROIT: Automakers are adopting new technology and designs for vehicle controls faster than ever, but that does not always make consumers happy, according to a new ranking of automotive brands by Consumer Reports. Tesla Inc’s new “yoke” steering wheel ...

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