Tesla has achieved a new milestone, rolling out its nine millionth vehicle worldwide from Giga Shanghai. The achievement, announced by Tesla Asia on X, celebrated not just the Shanghai team's output but the company's cumulative production across all its factories worldwide. The milestone came as 2025 drew to a close, and it inspired praise from some of the company's key executives.
Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA) is undoubtedly one of the most divisive stocks in the market. The company's CEO has made sure of that, with Elon Musk's outspoken behavior and foray in the the world of politics turning this company into a love-it or hate-it type of entity. Certainly, Elon Musk isn't the first CEO to wade into political waters. Plenty of other companies have leaders who look for special favors from incoming administrations, and in that regard, one could argue that Musk has worked
Tesla has captured the hearts of South Korea's 20s-30s demographic, emerging as the group's top-selling imported car brand in 2025. From January to November, young buyers purchased over 21,000 Teslas, putting it far ahead of fellow imported rivals like BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Industry experts cited by The Economist attributed this "Tesla frenzy" to fandom culture, where buyers prioritize the brand over traditional car attributes, similar to snapping up the latest iPhone.
Tesla Inc.'s ( NASDAQ: TSLA) share price is about the same as a week ago. The NHTSA launched a probe of some Model 3 vehicles, and Tesla Energy secured a major contract in Scotland. Also, Tesla is preparing to launch its self-driving feature in the UAE. The stock is 48.2% higher than six months ago, outperforming the S&P 500 in that time.
For the chronically online, 2025 was the year of "brain rot", AI slop, and " rage bait," a time of consuming Labubu matcha Dubai chocolate to the sound of "nothing beats a Jet2 holiday" and "six-seven," on repeat, as a form of torture. Here, we take a look back at the biggest internet-culture moments that brought us all together even as the country is more divided than ever.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it's evaluating claims that the mechanical door release "is hidden, unlabeled, and not intuitive to locate during an emergency," according to a filing on the agency's website. The move stems from a petition filed by Kevin Clouse, a Tesla owner in Georgia who says he was trapped in his vehicle in 2023 and requested a defect investigation. NHTSA said it hasn't decided whether to grant or deny the petition.
After soaring in 2023 and 2024, shares of Tesla(NASDAQ:TSLA) were battered throughout the first half of 2025. The largest U.S. EV-maker slid into Q3 but staged a comeback. Things have been looking better in Q4, but after a tech sell-off that began in late October, shares of TSLA were again sliding lower. Over the past five trading sessions, the stock is up 3.53% after gaining 2.61% the five prior. On the year, Tesla is up 28.86%.
Images shared by the longtime watcher showed 16 Cybercab prototypes parked near Giga Texas' dedicated crash test facility. The Tesla Cybercab could very well be the safest taxi on the road when it is released and deployed for public use. This was, at least, hinted at by the intensive safety tests that Tesla seems to be putting the autonomous two-seater through at its Giga Texas crash test facility.
A state judge ruled that Tesla can't sell or manufacture cars in California for 30 days over false advertising claims about their full self-driving' mode. But the California DMV cut Tesla some slack, giving them 60 days to fix the ads. It had kind of fallen out of the headlines lately that California Attorney General Rob Bonta had sued electric car manufacturer Tesla over wildly exaggerated claims of autopilot and full self-driving capability in their vehicles' marketing materials.
There's been no dearth of sell signals for Tesla Inc. It's facing a potential sales halt in California, an electric vehicle slowdown across the US and is losing market share in China and Europe. But all that hasn't deterred investors excited about its work with artificial intelligence and autonomous-driving development efforts. The carmaker's shares have rallied 25% since a low on Nov. 21, notching a record for the first time this year.
Technology stocks are buzzing this morning with a wave of developments. Among them, Tesla ( Nasdaq: TSLA) has captured the spotlight. Wedbush tech analyst Dan Ives is calling 2026 a "monster year" for Tesla and Elon Musk as the EV maker leans harder into autonomous driving and robotics. He sees Tesla's valuation climbing to around $2 trillion next year, with a bull-case scenario of $3 trillion by year-end 2026 amid a successful AI strategy. Wedbush has reemphasized its "outperform" rating on TSLA stock.
Tesla has added a new feature that will be great for crowded parking lots, congested parking garages, or other confusing times when you cannot seem to pinpoint where your car went. Tesla has added a new Vehicle Locator feature to the Tesla App with App Update v4.51.5. This is the most recent iteration of the app and was priming owners for the slowly-released Holiday Update.
Elon Musk and Tesla are touting the company's Optimus robot as its next revolutionary moneymaker, but after several incidents, some are questioning how autonomous it actually is. During an event titled "autonomy visualized" at a Tesla location in Miami over the weekend, one of the humanoid robots handing out water bottles fell backwards after making upward motions toward its head with both hands, according to a video posted to Reddit.
