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Tesla Inc. posted record sales in the second quarter as the Austin-based electric vehicle maker continued to increase production at its growing Gigafactory Texas.

A key U.S. automotive industry organization says it will set performance standards for Tesla’s electric vehicle charging cords in another move toward using the Tesla plug on all EVs.

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk said the electric carmaker will dabble in advertisements, a major shift for the company that has largely avoided traditional marketing.

Delaware’s Supreme Court on May 15 overturned a judge’s ruling upholding a decision by state officials to prohibit electric vehicle maker Tesla from selling its cars directly to customers.

In the two weeks since Tesla alarmed investors by revealing how much of a toll discounts were taking on its profit margins, Elon Musk has bumped prices back up across the lineup.

DETROIT — Tesla dropped the starting prices for its two top-selling models overnight, the company’s fourth price cut in the U.S. this year.

Tesla Inc. marked down all of its vehicles again in the U.S. after price tweaks throughout the first quarter yielded an incremental sales gain.

Tesla increased vehicle deliveries by a slim margin despite slashing prices across its lineup, casting doubt on the staying power of the increase in demand that Elon Musk has described.

Tesla Inc.’s ambition to remove rare earths from future models has producers in the sector reeling, but it also should spur global efforts to deliver alternatives for electric car motors that currently rely on the materials.

Tesla was sued by customers who claim they’ve had to pay exorbitant prices and endure long waits for repairs due to Tesla’s monopolization of replacement parts and maintenance services.