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Arcs in the news about Tesla from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 543 stories · 3,248 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 5, 2023

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Tesla's backlash over Musk's politics and his $1 trillion pay package

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Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years · 28 articles, Jan 2Investors are betting Musk and Tesla will make a fortune under Trump even as threats mount · 5 articles, Feb 3Trump calls Tesla boycott ‘illegal' and says he's buying one to support Elon Musk · 10 articles, Mar 11At White House, Trump says he will buy Tesla in show of support for Elon Musk · 46 articles, Mar 11Trump says he will label violence against Tesla domestic terrorism · 8 articles, Mar 12US attorney general to bring charges for Tesla damage, citing ‘domestic terrorism’ · 7 articles, Mar 19Elon Musk tells Tesla employees ‘hang on to your stock’ as vehicle trade-ins hit record levels · 6 articles, Mar 20Trump touts prison in El Salvador for Tesla attackers · 5 articles, Mar 21Tesla just got even more bad news from Europe · 5 articles, Mar 25Tesla reports 336,000 vehicle deliveries in first quarter, 13% drop from a year ago · 7 articles, Mar 31Tesla sales drop 13% in first quarter as Elon Musk backlash, aging models hurt demand · 21 articles, Apr 2Tesla profits plunge as Trump’s trade war and Musk alliance cloud its future · 8 articles, Apr 22Tesla has a Europe problem · 9 articles, May 27Tesla stock plunges as Musk's feud with Trump over GOP tax bill spooks investors · 24 articles, Jun 5Trump is considering selling his Tesla after feuding with Elon Musk · 10 articles, Jun 6Tesla sales fell sharply in Q2 as Musk backlash and competition chipped away at company’s dominance · 18 articles, Jul 2Tesla stock down sinks after Elon Musk announces launch of ‘America Party’ · 19 articles, Jul 6Tesla awards CEO Musk millions in shares valued at about $29 billion · 31 articles, Aug 4Elon Musk could get a $1 trillion pay package — but he has to find his successor first · 11 articles, Sep 5Elon Musk buys $1 billion worth of Tesla shares as he looks to gain more control over the EV maker · 14 articles, Sep 15Elon Musk Calls Firms ‘Corporate Terrorists’ For Opposing His $1 Trillion Pay Plan · 7 articles, Oct 23Tesla's chair warns shareholders: Give Elon Musk his $1 trillion pay package, or lose him · 5 articles, Oct 27Big Tesla investor will vote against Musk’s massive pay package · 11 articles, Nov 4Tesla investors approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package · 94 articles, Nov 4Elon Musk wins appeal to restore his 2018 Tesla pay deal worth $56 billion · 13 articles, Dec 19
Elon Musk in Trump's government: DOGE, his exit and their feud · May 29, 2024 – Sep 15, 2026Trump's second-term tariffs, from 'Liberation Day' to the trade deals · Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else97 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Tesla that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Oct 9– 10US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology13 articles · 11 independent sources
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  2. Oct 7– 8Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year27 articles · 20 independent sources
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  3. Oct 3Parents of college student killed in Tesla crash allege design flaw trapped her in the burning car11 articles · 11 independent sources
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  4. Sep 19D4vd cancels US tour amid investigation into dead body found in his Tesla: report5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Sep 17– 19Teen girl’s body found in impounded car registered to the singer d4vd49 articles · 19 independent sources
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  6. Sep 16– 18Parents say defective Tesla door handles trapped kids in back seat23 articles · 11 independent sources
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  7. Sep 9– 10New details emerge after decomposing body found in Tesla linked to singer D4vd37 articles · 13 independent sources
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  8. Aug 5– 6Tesla, Elon Musk sued by shareholders over Robotaxi claims6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  9. Aug 1– 2A jury orders Tesla to pay more than $240 million in Autopilot crash39 articles · 33 independent sources
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  10. Jul 28– 29New Tesla Diner in Hollywood draws protest, upsets residents5 articles · 4 independent sources
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Stories that name Tesla

  1. Nov 19Singer D4vd viewed as suspect in teen's death: Reports32 articles · 9 independent sources
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  2. Oct 2– 3Elon Musk makes history as first person ever to hit $500B net worth milestone: report13 articles · 9 independent sources
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  3. Sep 21– 22Charlie Kirk desperately wanted Elon Musk and Donald Trump back together. He succeeded11 articles · 10 independent sources
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  4. Sep 10– 11Larry Ellison: Oracle co-founder who overtook Musk as world’s richest person53 articles · 29 independent sources
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  5. Aug 12– 13Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps29 articles · 22 independent sources
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  6. Jul 9Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot goes on an antisemitic rant32 articles · 26 independent sources
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  7. Jul 7Elon Musk mocks Trump after "train wreck" jibe7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  8. Jul 3– 10America Party? A look at how third parties have fared through US history44 articles · 22 independent sources
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  9. Jul 2– 7Musk says he’s forming a new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law65 articles · 37 independent sources
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  10. Jun 5– 6Musk swiftly backpedals after declaring amid Trump feud that SpaceX will start decommissioning Dragon20 articles · 19 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Jan 4Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns10 articles · 6 independent sources
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