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Tesla China shares rendering of Compact EV smaller than Model 3 in job posting

Chinese-Style Tesla Vehicles (Source: Tesla China WeChat)

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced during the recent Gigafactory 3 event in Shanghai that the company plans to create a design and R&D center in the country and it appears the carmaker is now looking for designers to help come up with “China-style” Tesla vehicles.

China-focused news website Abacus first spotted the announcement of Tesla on its official WeChat account on Wednesday. Roughly translated, the ad says, “Tesla is waiting for you. Chinese-Style Tesla will sweep the world.”

The post stated that Tesla is looking for outstanding design talents to create original Chine-style Teslas. The company is encouraging those with bold ideas and welcomes even non-car designers since according to Tesla China, the new designers will not just design ordinary cars. Interested parties can email designer@tesla.com  until Feb. 1, 2020.

“Let the most beautiful Chinese art be integrated into the future-oriented Tesla,” the Tesla WeChat post read.

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The latest move of Tesla in China is another big step to dominate the local market and preparation to conquer the rest of Asia. No one might have thought that hiring for car designers to make Chinese-style Teslas will come this soon, but Elon Musk believes in the concept that speed solves everything. The design and R&D center in China will not only create vehicles for the local market but for the rest of the globe as well.

Perhaps the comparison of Musk to renowned military general and The Art of War author Sun Tzu by venture capitalist Paul Holland holds water since Tesla has been pushing the right buttons to get a share of the pie in the largest automotive market in the world. It is doing things right and it’s striking with rapidity as the Chinese philosopher advised.

Tesla recently delivered its first batch of Made-in-China Model 3 to the public and Musk also formally launched the Model Y program in the country during the Gigafactory 3 event.  It also lowered the price of the locally-made electric sedans the resulted in a surge of orders in the country. If the local market already loves the Model 3, introducing  variants of Teslas that’s focused on the China market will definitely generate more interest and help increase sales even more.

As analysts from China-based equity firm Chuancai Securities put it, the Model 3 is a potential cash cow for the electric carmaker as it can localize the sourcing of parts that will lead to better margins and better conditions to even stimulate sales of its vehicles in China.

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The story of Tesla in China has been amazing so far. Its Gigafactory 3 in Shanghai rose from a muddy field and produced its first vehicles in just 10 months and delivered its first vehicles to its employees in less than a year. At present, its production has hit a run rate of 3,000 units per week and plans to consistently ramp up production as more workers are added to the production frontline.

Tesla will likely get some market share from local EV manufacturers but the competition is welcomed in a car market that has slowed down in the last year or so. The Chinese government, who’s looking to improve the quality of air in the country, is also pouring support that will help Tesla entice more consumers to buy its new energy vehicles.

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Lucid denies rumors of bankruptcy after over 40% stock drop

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July 14, 2026

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Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group has denied rumors of an imminent bankruptcy after a report from this morning sent the stock on a dramatic drop on Wall Street, seeing losses of more than 40 percent during trading hours.

Lucid’s Director of Communications, Nick Twork, responded to the report from Eletric-Vehicles.com, which stated the company’s restructuring advisor, AlixPartners, was asked to review two decisions: taking Lucid shares private or filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The report also claims AlixPartners told the Lucid board to “concentrate on Gravity production while improving its quality, and to temporarily hold back the Lucid Air, the sedan that has defined the company since its launch.”

Twork said:

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Shares rebounded after the response to the report, halving its losses as the trading day neared 3 p.m. Eastern.

Lucid has struggled to get its sales off the ground and into more respectable numbers, but the company is in its early years, when things are hard to begin with. It is also backed by several notable investors, including the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), which has nearly limitless money and likely would not ditch an investment of this size so soon.

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Lucid shares were down just 14 percent at the time of publication, a far cry from the 55 percent its losses topped out at during the day.

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Tesla owner attempts resale of Model S Signature Edition for over $260k

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A Tesla owner who purchased a Model S Signature Edition, one of the final 250 units of the all-electric flagship vehicle that the company discontinued earlier this year, is attempting to sell the car despite a no-resale clause that prohibits reselling for the first year.

The car is being sold by J&S Autohaus in Ewing, New Jersey, and is priced at $260,490, well above the $159,420 that Tesla sold it for earlier this year.

To those who do not know, the Model S Signature was a highly exclusive, limited-run farewell variant of the Model S Plaid that was produced this year to mark the end of production of both the Model S and Model X, Tesla’s two flagship vehicles.

Limited to just 250 units with invite-only sales, it serves as a collector’s item celebrating the legacy of the Model S, which helped pioneer Tesla’s electric vehicle success since its 2012 launch.

It bundles top-tier performance with bespoke cosmetic and luxury upgrades, plus Tesla’s Luxe Package. Here’s what the Model S Signature has over the typical Model S Plaid:

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  • Exclusive Exterior – Unique Garnet Red Paint, matching door handles, gold Tesla “T” badges upfront, gold Plaid and Signature badging at the rear.
  • Premium Interior – White Alcantara upholstery with gold piping/accents, gold Plaid seat badges, Signature-marked door sills, individually numbered dashboard plaque, gold puddle lights, special interior lighting sequence, and a custom Signature key fob.
  • Performance Upgrades – Carbon-ceramic brakes with gold calipers
  • Bundled Luxe Package – Full Self-Driving (Supervised), four years of Premium Connectivity, free lifetime Supercharging
  • Performance Metrics – ~1,020 horsepower, sub-2-second 0-60 MPH, ~390-mile range

Tesla quickly introduced a No Resale Agreement for the Signature Editions of the Model S and Model X, which would penalize the seller for “the amount of $50,000 or the value received as consideration for the sale or transfer, whichever is greater.”

The company continues:

“If you sell or otherwise transfer the ownership of your Model S or Model X, the remainder of the Recommended Maintenance, Wheel and Tire Protection Plan, and Windshield Protection Plan will transfer automatically to the buyer. The Full Self-Driving (Supervised), Free Supercharging and Premium Connectivity will not transfer with the vehicle and will terminate once the ownership of the Model S or Model X is transferred.”

Tesla will likely come after the seller, especially as it has been about two months since Tesla launched deliveries.

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Tesla Full Self-Driving v14.3.5 Early Impressions: new features and early performance

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Tesla rolled out Full Self-Driving (Supervised) v14.3.5 yesterday, and about fifty miles of driving on the new version has given me enough time to highlight what seems to be strong about the release and what is not.

Additionally, Tesla has added a few new features with this specific update, which we’ll highlight as well.

Tesla Full Self-Driving v14.3.5 Performance

The new update is business as usual. Things seem to be running completely normal and necessary, but there are a few things that we’ve seemed to pick up on based on our own experience with v14.3.5, as well as what other users are seeing.

Initially, it seems to be more aware of its surroundings, making moves that are incredibly courteous to other drives and operating just a tad more reserved than what the suite might have done previously.

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We had two instances where it showed this, the first being FSD needing to pass a Flagger Force vehicle that was placing down signage for the day. Their work truck was right at the front corner of a right-hand turn; typically where most cars travel when they take that turn.

FSD v14.3.5 recognized this, slowed down, and took the turn wide with no issues:

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Additionally, v14.3.5 backed up for a semi truck that was making a wide turn onto a road my car was on. This is not new, but it seemed to be backing up for courtesy; it didn’t seem completely necessary, but it might have put some peace of mind in the truck driver’s head:

X user Mike P, also a Pennsylvania native like myself, shared three clips of his Tesla running v14.3.5 performing similar maneuvers. He said:

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“FSD turns right into a small alley that only fits one car at a time, sees oncoming car, reverses out of alley to make space, realizes oncoming car is actually parking, re-enters alley.”

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It seems like Speed Profiles are still in need of some tweaking; I am adjusting what Speed Profile I’m in frequently, constantly changing it to get it to travel at the correct speed. This was an issue for me on v14.3.4. It seems like they’re just a little inconsistent.

Terrible Parking

Parking attempts on v14.3.5 were not good. There are quite a few people who have said this:

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David Moss, the Tesla owner who has taken multiple coast-to-coast drives without any interventions, also has had some issues with parking early on with v14.3.5:

New Features

Tesla has added the ability to open Camera Preview at any time. Previously, it was only available in Park. Here’s what that feature looks like in action:

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Check back later this week for a longer review of what we’ve noticed on Full Self-Driving v14.3.5.

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