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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 8

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 9

Christiaan Hetzner

‘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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 20

Christiaan Hetzner

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 5

Christiaan Hetzner

‘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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 20

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

‘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 3

Christiaan Hetzner

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 7

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 3

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 5

Christiaan Hetzner

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 8

Christiaan Hetzner

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 10

Christiaan Hetzner

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 7

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 3

Christiaan Hetzner

Why Volkswagen is convinced Waymo and Tesla are vulnerable in the $500 billion robotaxi race — ‘not a winner take all market’

Instead of Big Tech's approach of competing against existing transportation providers, Volkswagen aims to work alongside them as a partner.

22.06.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Volkswagen unveils robotaxi destined for Uber’s Los Angeles fleet and the first 500 will already be delivered next year

Volkswagen doesn't want to leave the autonomous ride-hailing market, estimated to grow to over a half a trillion dollars by 2035, to Big Tech.

21.06.2025 20

Christiaan Hetzner

Elon Musk’s X sues New York State over law requiring social media sites disclose how they tackle hate speech

“We are confident we will prevail in this case,” the company said, calling the state’s Stop Hiding Hate Act an unconstitutional infringement on...

18.06.2025 5

Christiaan Hetzner

Central banks expect to swap out more of their U.S. dollar reserves for gold as greenback’s safe-haven status weakens

The Global South is actively shifting their own reserves towards gold at a much faster rate than advanced economies to reduce their U.S. dollar...

17.06.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla leads U.S. sales of EVs lower in April, marking the first annual drop in over a year

With a share of 40%, even the slightest weakness at Elon Musk's company has a disproportionate effect on overall monthly EV sales.

16.06.2025 8

Christiaan Hetzner

Oil prices surge after Israel’s attack on Iran. Trump urges Iran to ‘make a deal before there is nothing left’

JPMorgan fears crude oil could hit a high of $130 a barrel, causing U.S. inflation to return to 5% in a worst case scenario.

13.06.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

China’s carmakers are resorting to tricks to inflate their vehicle sales and Beijing has had enough

Beijing warned the practice of selling new cars with zero miles at a sharp discount in the used car market is just the latest example of the auto...

10.06.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Milan Kovac ran Elon Musk’s most important project: What the departure of the Optimus head means for Tesla

“This one hits different. You’re in the Tesla hall of fame, brother,” wrote one senior Tesla manager.

09.06.2025 6

Christiaan Hetzner

From ‘first buddy’ to losing $34 billion in personal net worth: The rise and fall of the Elon Musk-Donald Trump partnership

The bromance between Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest man, and President Donald Trump, the world’s most powerful, appears to have run its course.

06.06.2025 9

Christiaan Hetzner

‘Streaming is dead’ — Disney’s waning appetite for big budget productions dogged creator of popular Star Wars series Andor

Tony Gilroy reveals he had to fight tooth and nail with company execs to bring his second season of the critically acclaimed Star Wars series to life.

04.06.2025 3

Christiaan Hetzner

The next market Tesla could disrupt in the future is flying cars, Morgan Stanley predicts

Visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk might be tempted to solve the problem of commercializing air taxies, also known as electric vertical take-off and...

03.06.2025 3

Christiaan Hetzner

The most EV-friendly country in the world is still loyal to Tesla, as Model Y sales surge in May

Tesla sales more than tripled in Norway in May, but a growing number of customers in Europe and beyond are eyeing a purchase of its Chinese rival BYD...

02.06.2025 2

Christiaan Hetzner

Elon Musk is distancing himself from Trump: ‘I don’t want to take responsibility for everything’

Just about 48 hours after Musk left the government, his preferred pick to run NASA was withdrawn by the White House.

02.06.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Chinese EV buyers no longer consider Tesla a technology leader, warns UBS

BYD blew past Tesla in the first quarter and remains on track to exceed Musk’s own as the largest EV brand worldwide by vehicles sold.

28.05.2025 4

Christiaan Hetzner

Elon Musk can’t blame Tesla’s Europe crisis on a weak car market—EVs are selling in record numbers while his drop by almost half

Comprehensive new data for all 31 countries across the continent shows EV volumes rose 28% while Tesla's sales collapsed 49% last month.

27.05.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

U.S. economy will be growing faster than 3% this time next year, predicts Treasury’s Bessent

A combination of pro-growth trade policies, tax cuts and deregulation will soon lead to a pickup in activity, according to the Trump administration,...

26.05.2025 7

Christiaan Hetzner

Goodyear set to deliver on divestment plan after it strikes deal to sell synthetic rubber business

The tire maker expects to reap $650 million in gross proceeds from selling most of its Chemical arm, achieving a key target from its Goodyear Forward...

23.05.2025 2

Christiaan Hetzner

Trump ‘reverse Robin Hood’ tax bill is driving up the cost of buying a home, Democrats say

"Trump and Republicans are directly responsible for the spike in the 30-year Treasury bond yield and mortgage rates,” said the fourth highest...

23.05.2025 50

Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla brand damage revealed: Consumers rank its ethics and character near the very bottom of new Axios Harris poll

Even scandal-hit UnitedHealth Group and the UK oil company behind the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe are viewed in a better light.

22.05.2025 6

Christiaan Hetzner

Female entrepreneurs are finding new ways to build a climate-resilient local food supply in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia must import the overwhelming share of its food, and due to the withering heat, nutritious fruit and vegetables can spoil quickly.

22.05.2025 6

Christiaan Hetzner

Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI ex-chief scientist, planned for a doomsday bunker for the day when machines become smarter than man

Sutskever believed his AI researchers needed protection once they ultimately achieved their goal of creating artificial general intelligence, or AGI.

20.05.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Uncle Sam’s biggest creditor faces a fiscal crisis ‘worse than Greece’ as its borrowing costs hit 20-year high

Japan's prime minister warned members of parliament the country cannot afford any tax cuts funded through the issue of new debt as calls grow for...

19.05.2025 4

Christiaan Hetzner

Volkswagen shareholders demand ‘part-time CEO’ Oliver Blume finally drop his side job running Porsche

Three years into his dual assignment, Blume is facing increasing pressure to focus on one of his two posts given a perceived conflict of interest and...

19.05.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Warren Buffett shifts from finance to fun as he dumps Citigroup stake and buys up more shares in alcohol-maker Constellation

Berkshire Hathaway's latest 13-F filing reveals it doubled the size of its stake in the owner of the Modelo and Corona beer brands in the United...

16.05.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla rival Daimler Truck wants to know if Elon Musk’s Semi EV can actually live up to the hype: ‘We’d love to get our hands on one’

Daimler Truck is waiting to see how the eHGV compares with its critically acclaimed Mercedes-Benz eActros 600.

15.05.2025 2

Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm’s $180 million stock sales come under scrutiny

Robyn Denholm has earned five times as much as UnitedHealth Group's Stephen Hemsley, the next non-executive chair most prone to liquidating stock.

14.05.2025 5

Christiaan Hetzner

Just as Tesla reclaims $1 trillion market cap, worrying data out of China has investors asking questions

Tesla's weekly sales in China tumbled to just 3,070 vehicles last week, the worst performance since the start of Q2, driven by low volumes of the new...

13.05.2025 10

Christiaan Hetzner

Tesla manager claims he was fired for warning Elon Musk is at fault for tanking EV sales

After nearly six years at the EV manufacturer, Matthew LaBrot said he lost his "dream job" after demanding Musk cede the reins—a price the manager...

12.05.2025 3

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

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

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

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

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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

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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’

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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

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

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

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Volkswagen unveils robotaxi destined for Uber’s Los Angeles fleet and the first 500 will already be delivered next year

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Elon Musk’s X sues New York State over law requiring social media sites disclose how they tackle hate speech

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Central banks expect to swap out more of their U.S. dollar reserves for gold as greenback’s safe-haven status weakens

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