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Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk gestures, as he attends political festival Atreju organised by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) right-wing party, in Rome, Italy, December 16, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Musk’s turbulent year: From plunging profits and boycotts to a trillion-dollar payday

For Elon Musk, a year that would have broken most CEOs is shaping up to be another paradoxical triumph.

Tesla vehicles are shown near one of the company’s retail stores in San Diego, California, US,October 20, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Tesla gambles that introducing new models no longer matters

Tesla Motors' Model Y Standard car is seen in this handout picture released by Tesla Motors on October 7, 2025. Tesla Motors/Reuters

Tesla's cheaper EVs might revive sales but squeeze profit

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How China grabbed the driving seat of the global EV race

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS

Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay plan faces pushback from investors, state officials

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Lawsuit says Musk's Tesla hires visa holders instead of Americans so it can pay less

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk reacts next to Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump during a campaign rally, at the site of the July assassination attempt against Trump, in Butler, Pennsylvania, US, October 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Musk's Texas-sized $1 trillion payday enabled by state's new law

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reacts ahead of a state dinner hosted by Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a visit by US President Donald Trump, at Lusail Palace in Lusail, Qatar, May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Tesla approves share award worth $29 billion to CEO Elon Musk

Musk's ongoing focus as an advisor to President Donald Trump, here touting Teslas at a recent event in Washington, has led to what he calls "great difficulty" in managing the carmaker. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Tesla's brand loyalty collapsed after Musk backed Trump, data shows

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Tesla approves share award worth $29 billion to CEO Elon Musk

File Photo: A Tesla Model X is shown at a Tesla service center in Costa Mesa, California, US, October 20, 2020. Photo: REUTERS

Tesla ordered by Florida jury to pay $243 million in fatal Autopilot crash

File Photo: A Tesla Model X is shown at a Tesla service center in Costa Mesa, California, US, October 20, 2020. Photo: REUTERS

Tesla signs $4.3 billion battery deal with LGES, source says, reducing China reliance

A Tesla Cybercab is displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show, in Los Angeles, California, US, November 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Swanson/File Photo

Musk says Tesla, Samsung Electronics sign $16.5 billion chip supply deal