Tesla Factory

Tesla Model 3: Austrian company will supply critical cabling for electric motor and battery

Austrian cable company [name removed] has secured a large order from Tesla for 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) worth of aluminum cabling that will be…

Video of Tesla Model 3 prototype driving around SpaceX backlot

Following our recent report that a silver Tesla Model 3 was spotted testing near the Hyperloop test track in Hawthorne,…

Tesla says lawsuit over alleged gender discrimination was unsubstantiated after independent investigation

Following our report that a female engineer working at Tesla filed suit over alleged sexism and inequitable working conditions, the…

Tesla sued by female engineer over allegations of “pervasive harassment”

Tesla has been sued by a female engineer who alleges that a climate of "pervasive harassment" has impeded her career…

Why Sweden is primed to become home of Tesla’s European factory

Could lightning strike twice for Tesla? It's current factory was once used by NUMMI -- a joint venture by Toyota…

All eyes on Tesla 2016 financial results and news of Model 3 tomorrow

Tesla is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter and full year financial results after market close on Wednesday. Following the update letter, to be…

Tesla factory worker goes public about working conditions at Fremont plant, rallies for union support

Amid the high flying excitement over reports that Tesla will begin pilot production of Model 3 on Feb. 20, two days…

Bedlam is the norm in Tesla factory parking lot

When Tesla Model S owner Loic Le Meur took to Twitter to complain about Tesla owners behaving badly at Supercharger locations…

Tesla takes on $500 million credit line increase ahead of planned expansion

In spite of Elon Musk's statement during the Q3 earnings call that Tesla Motors would not need to raise capital or…

Fremont approves Tesla factory expansion plan to nearly 2x in size

Fremont's city council has approved a request from Tesla Motors to drastically expand the size of its existing factory according…

Tesla brake mfg. Brembo opens up new factory in Mexico to localize supply

Brembo, famed Italian manufacturer of performance braking systems and supplier to Tesla, has announced that it will open up a new plant…

Having a Tesla HQ in UK’s “Motorsport Valley” could make sense

Could the United Kingdom's "Motorsport Valley" be the next stop on Tesla's expansion road trip? It could very well be. Elon Musk's…

Tesla continues focus on building the ‘machine that builds the machine’ in new acquisition

Acknowledging that the ability to accelerate a sustainable energy future is only possible with high-volume factories, Tesla announced today that…

Tesla Referral Program 6.0 prizes: VIP Fremont factory tour, P100D and headphones

As previously suspected when we reported that Tesla wouldn't waste anytime with coming up with a new referral program, the Silicon…

Truck full of Teslas caught in near-miss collision with commuter bus [Video]

A truck full of Tesla Model S and Model X was involved in a heralding near-miss collision with a commuter bus…

Eyes on Model X production as Tesla aims for 79k delivery target

Fresh from a tour of the Tesla factory at the end of August, Motley Fool analyst and Tesla owner Daniel Sparks…

Tesla’s Fremont factory looks busy even from the outside – drone video

It's been awhile since we've taken an aerial look at the activity going on outside of Tesla's Fremont factory in California.Tesla's 5.5…

Tesla and the danger of soft budget constraints

  The Wall Street Journal is not always friendly to Elon Musk and Tesla Motors. In an article published August…

Tesla increases Q2 production by 20% but falls short of deliveries

Tesla issued its Q2 production and delivery numbers, indicating that the company produced 20 percent more cars this quarter than the…

[Updated] Tesla eyeing Shanghai, China for $9 billion production facility

Tesla Motors has reportedly signed a non-binding memo of understanding with Jinqiao Group, a government-owned company on building its production facilities in…