In January, Tesla managed to sell only one electric vehicle in South Korea, marking its worst sales month in the country since July 2022, when it failed to sell any vehicles. The sole vehicle sold was a Tesla Model Y, which had been South Korea's best-selling imported car in September of the previous year.
"Tesla's stock price has been under significant pressure recently, experiencing a sharp decline of approximately 7% during trading hours, contributing to a cumulative drop of 30% since the beginning of the year.
"Tesla Inc. is initiating a recall for 2.2 million vehicles across the United States due to an issue identified with the font size of the warning lights on the vehicle's display, which federal safety regulators have deemed too small to ensure safe driving.
Tesla will stop selling its Full Self-Driving software outright and move entirely to a subscription-based model next month, a strategic shift that turns one of the company's most controversial features into a recurring monthly bill and reframes how customers "own" core functionality in their vehicles.
China's BYD has overtaken Tesla to become the world's largest seller of electric vehicles, marking a symbolic and commercial turning point in the global auto industry as competition intensifies and growth slows across major markets. The milestone comes after BYD reported global sales of 2.26 million battery-electric vehicles in 2025, while Tesla said it delivered about 1.64 million vehicles during the same period, its second consecutive annual decline.
A series of fatal Tesla crashes spanning two continents over four days has intensified scrutiny of the electric-vehicle maker at the close of a year marked by sweeping recalls and expanding legal exposure. The incidents-one in southern England and another in Northern California-left three people dead and several others critically injured, as investigators on both sides of the Atlantic examine speed, weather and the possible role of driver-assistance technology.
The collapse of merger talks between Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. has left Nissan facing an accelerating financial crisis that industry executives warn could ripple quickly into the U.S. car market, pushing up prices and narrowing consumer choice as Chinese electric-vehicle makers expand their global reach.
Tesla is facing renewed scrutiny from regulators and the auto-safety legal community after a lawsuit filed in Washington state alleged that a 2018 Model 3 accelerated uncontrollably, failed to brake, and trapped occupants behind inoperable doors before erupting into a fatal fire. The complaint, connected to a January 2023 crash in Tacoma that killed one passenger and left the driver with severe burns, adds to a widening series of claims tied to Tesla's electronic door systems and post-collision fires.
General Motors shares surged Tuesday after the automaker raised its full-year profit forecast and reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, aided by lower tariff exposure and robust demand for pickup trucks and SUVs.
General Motors said Tuesday it will take a $1.6 billion charge in the third quarter as the company reassesses its electric vehicle strategy following the cancellation of federal tax incentives and a slowdown in EV demand. The automaker's disclosure marks one of the clearest signs yet that U.S. carmakers are recalibrating their electric ambitions amid shifting policy and market conditions.
Federal regulators have opened an investigation into roughly 174,000 Tesla Model Y vehicles from the 2021 model year after reports that their electronic door handles may become inoperative, potentially leaving occupants unable to enter or exit the vehicle in certain scenarios.
Tesla has awarded CEO Elon Musk a new stock compensation package worth approximately $29 billion, just months after a Delaware court invalidated a previous $56 billion deal that was the largest in corporate history.
Elon Musk confirmed Monday that Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion semiconductor deal with Samsung Electronics, securing next-generation chip production from Samsung's new factory in Taylor, Texas. The agreement, which runs through 2033, is intended to manufacture Tesla's AI6 chips, a successor to the AI4 chips currently powering Tesla's Full Self-Driving system.