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Christiaan Hetzner

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Volkswagen seeks audience with Trump, dangling more than $10 billion in U.S. investments in exchange for tariff exemptions

The world's second-largest carmaker slashed its 2025 guidance for revenue, margins, and cash citing Q2 headwinds from U.S. import duties totalling...

25.07.2025 30

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Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla sells off after Elon Musk scraps his 2025 sales growth target and warns ‘we could have a few rough quarters’ 

The Tesla CEO hosted an earnings call once more long on promises and short on specifics, especially regarding his month-old robotaxi service that has...

24.07.2025 30

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‘Elon is gambling’ — How Tesla is proving doubters right on why its robotaxi service cannot scale

Monday's near deadly accident with a Tesla autonomous car driving towards an oncoming train show humans are still needed to prevent collisions.

20.07.2025 50

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Demand for Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertruck plummeted in the second quarter, new data shows

Originally Tesla had deposits for over 2 million Cybertrucks, enough for 16 years of production, yet it sold only 4,300 during the past three months.

17.07.2025 50

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Leaked message show Marc Andreessen blasting elite colleges over DEI: ‘My people are furious and not going to take it anymore’

Andreessen Horowitz founder criticized Stanford University and MIT in private messages to top Trump administration officials over their alleged...

16.07.2025 20

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‘China’s car market has lost all reason’ – the country’s largest western carmaker refuses to compete in Tesla and BYD’s EV price war 

VW Group China boss Ralf Brandstätter says he's willing to sacrifice market share during the price war to protect the equity of his company's car...

15.07.2025 30

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Elon Musk promises Tesla shareholders a vote over buying equity in his Grok startup—‘If it was up to me, Tesla would have invested in xAI long ago’

The news comes as Musk's SpaceX company reportedly contributed $2 billion to last months's $10 billion xAI fundraising consisting of equal parts...

14.07.2025 30

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Trump’s law of the jungle means U.S. trade deals aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on, trade expert warns

Without a means of enforcing bilateral trade agreements, Trump could simply change the terms of any deal down the road. The answer is to kick the U.S....

12.07.2025 40

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Tesla’s rule-breaking board expressing ‘almost a contempt for lawful and accepted procedure’, says governance expert

Tesla's AGM will occur four months later than required—not good enough, says Charles Elson: "The law has to be equally and neutrally applied. There...

11.07.2025 20

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Elon Musk says even if AI ultimately proves bad for humanity he still wants to be there to see it

The xAI founder said the very notion humans actually once managed an economy will seem very quaint in the future, like 'cavemen throwing sticks into a...

10.07.2025 30

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‘Shut up, Dan’ — Elon Musk snaps at Tesla bull Dan Ives after he demands board take action against the CEO

When the Wedbush tech analyst lobbied Tesla’s board to form a special board oversight committee, the CEO’s response was as immediate as it was...

09.07.2025 30

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America Party is ‘exactly the opposite’ of what Elon Musk’s shareholders want and could force Tesla’s board to intervene, warns Dan Ives

The veteran Tesla bull says there is a 'sense of exhaustion' from many investors that their CEO keeps heading down the political track.

07.07.2025 20

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Thinking about buying an EV? Most are set to become $7,500 more expensive come October

Carmakers may begin reducing production volumes now in order not to be stuck with excess inventory after September, so buyers only have weeks left to...

04.07.2025 30

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Tesla’s shock Q2 delivery surprise may have been driven by smaller unexpected markets, leaving Wall Street puzzled

In order to meet Q2 delivery estimates, Elon Musk may have redirected sales to smaller markets not deep enough to sustain such high volumes over...

03.07.2025 20

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Tesla’s sales recovery hinges on low-cost car running behind schedule—‘without a new model, things will only get worse’

Tesla may have to revise its full-year guidance lower after failing to meet repeated promises it would launch at least one new lower cost model in the...

02.07.2025 30

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Trump won’t rule out deporting Tesla CEO Elon Musk: ‘We’ll take a look’

Asked by reporters whether Musk, a naturalized citizen, might be kicked out of the country, the President suggested he might consider the idea.

01.07.2025 40

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Tesla’s robotaxi service launched last week—but wagers on Polymarket are set to expire worthless

Currently $7.2 million in bets have been placed on Polymarket, but the probability of the service qualifying as a success is approaching zero with...

30.06.2025 40

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Elon Musk’s early birthday present to himself—the first Tesla just drove itself from its factory straight to the customer

An Austin official told Fortune it had no choice in the matter: 'the City does not have the authority to regulate these vehicles.'

28.06.2025 30

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Elon Musk’s loyal and trusted Tesla ‘fixer’ takes the fall for dismal EV sales

Omead Afshar, head of North America and Europe, was fired for failing to turn around the brand's flagging demand, according to media reports.

27.06.2025 30

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Amid soft demand for RVs and motor homes, Thor Industries to buy back shares worth up to $400 million

The RV manufacturer believes the stock price doesn't fully reflect the Fortune 500 company's true value.

27.06.2025 30

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Bill Ackman pledges to bankroll any NYC mayoral candidate capable of defeating Zohran Mamdani

Ackman and his wealthy associates are ready to pour 'hundreds of millions of dollars' into the campaign of an aspiring politician looking to position...

26.06.2025 30

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Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla robotaxi finally launches but hiccups include long wait times, Pokemon-style hunts for the car and even driving in wrong lane

While Tesla attempted to minimize risks in part by inviting out-of-town influencers from the Tesla community, there were some issues.

23.06.2025 30

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Christiaan Hetzner