Tesla’s (TSLA) FSD falls in Consumer Reports ratings

Musk meets with top Biden officials to discuss EV and energy goals

An exclusive story by Reuters reports that Tesla CEO, Elon Musk met with two top Biden administration officials on Friday in Washington. John Podesta, a senior advisor to the president for clean energy innovation, and Mitch Landrieu, who oversees infrastructure spending.

According to a White House spokesperson, "John Podesta and Mitch Landrieu met with Elon Musk... More

Morgan Stanley Bullish as Tesla (TSLA) ushers in the 'Great EV Deflation'

Morgan Stanley reiterated an Outperform rating and $220.00 price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) as the electric vehicle giants recent price cuts usher in, what analyst Adam Jonas calls, the Great EV Deflation.

Jonas wrote in a note, In recent days, Ive asked several dealers and automotive experts if theyve ever seen a car company cut prices by 13 to 20% across the vast majority of its product range in one move. Nobody can think of a precedent.

Some... More

Tesla (TSLA) announces $3.6B investment to expand Nevada gigafactory

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced Wednesday that the electric vehicle maker will be investing an additional $3.6B to continue growing the companys gigafactory in Nevada. Since 2014, Tesla has invested $6.2 billion in Nevada and built a 5.4 million square foot Gigafactory, providing 17,000 local constructions... More

U.S. stock futures fall amid slew of fresh corporate earnings

By Scott Kanowsky

Investing.com -- Wall Street futures were lower on Wednesday, with traders looking ahead to a fresh set of corporate results and key U.S. gross domestic product figures later this week.

At 06:55 ET (11:55 GMT), the Dow Futures contract was down 179 points or 0.53%, S&P 500 Futures traded 29 points or 0.74% lower, and Nasdaq 100 Futures dipped 147 points or 1.24%.

Weighing on sentiment ahead of the U.S. session were disappointing results from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). The... More

Tesla (TSLA) PT Lowered to $120 at JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst Ryan Brinkman lowered the price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $120.00 (from $125.00) while maintaining a Underweight rating.... More

General Motors (GM) PT Lowered to $57 at JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst Ryan Brinkman lowered the price target on General Motors (NYSE: GM) to $57.00 (from $59.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.... More

Ford (F) PT Lowered to $15 at JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst Ryan Brinkman lowered the price target on Ford (NYSE: F) to $15.00 (from $16.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.... More

Tesla (TSLA) PT Lowered to $220 at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas lowered the price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $220.00 (from $250.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.... More

Tesla (TSLA) January weekly 144 straddle priced into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly 144 straddle priced for a move of 9% into the expected release of quarter results today after the bell.

Tesla (TSLA) January weekly option implied volatility into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly call option implied volatility is at 128, March is at 75; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 96 into the expected release of quarter results today after the bell.

Tesla plans $3.6 billion Nevada expansion to make Semi truck, battery cells

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it would invest more than $3.6 billion to expand its Nevada Gigafactory complex with two new factories, one to mass produce its long-delayed Semi electric truck and the other to make its new 4680 battery cell.

The cell plant would be able to make enough batteries for 2 million light-duty vehicles annually, including batteries using the 4680-type cell. The 4680 is key to Tesla meeting a goal of halving battery costs and ramping up battery production nearly 100-fold by 2030.

Together, the facilities will employ about 3,000 people, extending the electric vehicle maker's complex east of... More

Albemarle calls for high lithium prices to fuel EV industry growth

By Ernest Scheyder

(Reuters) -Albemarle Corp on Tuesday called for lithium prices to remain high indefinitely in order to help the mining industry develop new sources of the electric vehicle (EV) battery metal and fuel the green energy transition.

The push for higher prices by the world's largest lithium producer is likely to exacerbate the growing tension between EV manufacturers and mining companies that supply the materials crucial for the all-electric shift, with high metals prices threatening EV profitability.

Lithium prices have more than doubled in the past year and are up nearly ninefold in the... More

Musk said specific amount of funding was not discussed with PIF

At trial, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Elon Musk said a specific amount of funding was not discussed with PIF.

Elon Musk says JPMorgan 'hates Tesla and me'

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Chief Executive Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday in a federal trial over his "funding secured" tweets that the relationship between Tesla and JP Morgan bankers is "very negative."

The EV maker's CEO said that as a result of the "very... More

Tesla's slowing sales, shrinking margins in focus in EV price war

By Akash Sriram

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc on Wednesday is expected to report the slowest sales growth in 10 quarters on underwhelming deliveries, days after its move to stir demand and choke competition by slashing prices on its electric cars.

The company's margins will be hit though as Tesla looks to squash competition from traditional automakers such as Ford Motor Co and unprofitable startups including Rivian Automotive Inc and Lucid Group Inc.

Net profit is set to increase at its slowest rate in three years, according to Refinitiv estimates.

"I'm curious to see how those two... More

Tesla (TSLA) Q4 preview by Morgan Stanley: margins, prices, guidance, demand

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is set to release its 4th quarter report tomorrow, on January 25th, 2023, after the market closes.

Analysts expect the EV giant to post EPS of $1.13 on revenue of $24.03B.

Raw numbers aside, here are 5 key things to watch, according to Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley:

1. Gross margins net of EV Credits, and Full Self-Driving (FSD) 'Unlock' updates: "We are prepared for the... More

Tesla (TSLA) January weekly option implied volatility increases into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly call option implied volatility is at 126, March is at 75; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 96 into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on January 25.

Tesla (TSLA) just slightly raises Model Y price - Electrek

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has reportedly slightly increased the price of its Model Ys, following cuts to prices a couple of weeks ago.

Electrek reported Tuesday that the changes on Tesla's website only seem to impact the Model Y but are tiny... More

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Ford Motor (F) Investigating Options For Future Use Of Saarlouis Site - Bloomberg

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) Investigating Options For Future Use Of Saarlouis Site - Bloomberg

Ford to make call on Europe job cuts by mid-Feb as buyers circle German site

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann

BERLIN (Reuters) -Ford will decide by mid-February how many jobs to cut in Europe, a German union said on Tuesday, as reports surfaced that BYD and car contract manufacturer Magna were interested in buying one of the U.S. carmaker's German sites.

The future of the site in Saarlouis, Germany has been unclear since last June when Ford picked a site in Spain to assemble its next-generation electric vehicle (EV) over the German plant, which will stop producing its current model, the Ford Focus, from 2025.

Among fifteen possible investors were... More

Tesla (TSLA) January weekly option implied volatility into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly call option implied volatility is at 113, March is at 73; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 96 into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on January 25.

Tesla (TSLA) January weekly 143 straddle priced into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly 143 straddle priced for a move of 9% into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on January 25.

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Rivian’s (RIVN) chief lobbyist to depart EV startup in February

The Wall Street Journal reports today that Rivians (RIVN) chief lobbyist, Jim Chen, is departing the company. Chen is the latest high-level exit at the electric vehicle company in recent months, including its general counsel and head of supply chain.

Before he joined Rivian in 2018, Mr.... More

Tesla (TSLA) PT Lowered to $220 at UBS

UBS analyst Patrick Hummel lowered the price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $220.00 (from $350.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.... More

Ford (F) to cut 3,200 European jobs; union vows to fight

Germany's IG Metall union announced Monday that Ford plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs across Europe and move some product development work to the United States. The union vowed to act towards disrupting the carmaker across the continent if the cuts go ahead.

"If negotiations between the works... More

Tesla (TSLA) on watch on Twitter rumors

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares are on watch on rumors going around about Mr. Beast being Twitter's new CEO after he changed his bio to "Twitter Super Official CEO."

SI Note: This is pure speculation, and Mr. Beast is known for... More

Musk Lawyer Says 2018 Tesla (TSLA) Chat With Saudis Can't Be Verified - Bloomberg

Musk Lawyer Says 2018 Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Chat With Saudis Can't Be Verified - Bloomberg

Musk Didn't Own Enough Of Tesla (TSLA) In 2018 To Take Private Alone - Bloomberg

Musk Didn't Own Enough Of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) In 2018 To Take Private Alone - Bloomberg

Tesla (TSLA) January weekly option implied volatility into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly call option implied volatility is at 108, March is at 70; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 96 into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on January 25.

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Tesla (TSLA) PT Lowered to $245 at Truist Securities

Truist Securities analyst William Stein lowered the price target on Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) to $245.00 (from $299.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.... More

Ford to cut up to 3,200 European jobs, union says, vowing to fight

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann

BERLIN (Reuters) -Ford Motor Co plans to cut up to 3,200 jobs across Europe and move some product development work to the United States, Germany's IG Metall union said on Monday, vowing action that would disrupt the carmaker across the continent if the cuts go ahead.

Rising costs for electric vehicle battery materials and projected slowdowns in U.S. and European economies are putting pressure on automakers to cut expenses. The EV price war launched by Tesla Inc earlier this month has intensified that pressure, analysts said.

The company wants... More

Tesla (TSLA) option implied volatility into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly call option implied volatility is at 88, March is at 66; compared to its 52-week range of 49 to 96 into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on January 25.

Tesla (TSLA) January weekly 133 straddle priced into quarter results

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) January weekly 133 straddle priced for a move of 9% into the expected release of quarter results after the bell on January 25.

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