Tesla CEO Elon Musk late on Thursday told employees to “hang onto their stock” as he laid out a vision where Optimus humanoid robots become the top-selling product of all-time.

Tesla shares are down more than 37% for the year, and have lost more than half their value since hitting an all-time peak in late December as the stock rallied in the wake of Pres

Tesla stock is barreling toward a ninth-straight weekly drop, falling another 5% on Tuesday.Shares have now plummeted 53% from record highs reached in mid-December.There are two new factors behind the Tesla sell-off,

What Happened? Shares of electric vehicle pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) jumped 4.2% in the pre-market session after Cantor Fitzgerald analysts upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy. The analysts added,

It's been another bad week for the EV maker as Chinese rivals ramp up and Cybertrucks face more quality concerns.

That wasn't the only competitor news impacting Tesla today. Zeekr, owned by Geely Auto, is reportedly offering an advanced driver-assistance system to Chinese customers for free. Tesla charges a monthly fee for its full self-driving technology in the U.S. if customers don't pay for it at the time of the vehicle purchase.

Sales of electric-vehicle maker Tesla maybe haven’t been hurt as much by Elon Musk’s political activities as investors fear, data show.