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Chairman / President
Elon Musk
CEO / Managing Director
Elon Musk
CFO / Finance Director
Zachary Kirkhorn
Industry
Automotive / Energy
Website
tesla.com
Headquarters address
Tesla, Inc.,3500 Deer Creek Road,Palo Alto, CA 94304,United States
Stock Code
NASDAQ:Tesla
Year founded
2003
SmartMore provides intelligent manufacturing and digital innovation through a proprietary industrial platform that integrates software and hardware for enterprise clients. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong stock market

First HKIC bet SmartMore seeks Hong Kong IPO amid booming tech pipeline

Unicorn’s AI platforms power firms from Tesla to Apple suppliers, highlighting the government fund’s role in the city’s tech investment push.

China property

China mall shuffle: as EVs exit, who’s filling the ground-floor showrooms?

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla’s 91% February sales jump in China defies overall market slowdown

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Robotics

China’s Midea pledges US$8.7 billion for AI and robotics in pivot to automation

Robotics and physical AI are emerging as the next battleground for manufacturers seeking efficiency gains.

A humanoid robot created by China Mobile performs at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Midea is not alone among China’s traditional electric appliance makers in pivoting towards robotics and AI. Photo: EPA
Millionaires and billionaires

Elon Musk on course to become world’s first trillionaire as wealth soars

The Tesla and SpaceX boss cements his status as the world’s wealthiest person after his fortune swelled by roughly US$500 billion over the past 12 months.

Millionaires and billionaires

China reclaims title as world’s billionaire capital: Hurun Rich List

Global billionaire population hits record, led by Elon Musk, as China adds 287 names and AI emerges as a top wealth generator.

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Artificial intelligence

China poised to expand global access to AI despite rivalry with US: Wang Jian

The prominent AI scholar says China’s data resources, power supply and industrial base position it to expand global access to the technology.

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Wang Jian says his proposal to ‘put AI into space’ has attracted growing international attention. Photo: Xinhua
SCMP Highlights

Low-cost models rule China sales; Geely’s bets amid price wars: 7 EV reads

From rising battery costs to Xpeng’s CEO calling to skip a step in self-driving cars, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China should skip a step in self-driving cars, Xpeng CEO says

He Xiaopeng urges Beijing to clear way for a leap ahead in autonomous driving technology – a jump he promises to propose at the ‘two sessions’.

Two Sessions 2026

Chinese officials, car executives may discuss capping EV output

As China’s EV industry faces slowing growth, officials may discuss capping output and boosting tech innovation to combat price wars.

Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at Zero Run’s plant in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
China-EU relations

Is Europe, the world’s geopolitical punching bag, ready to hit back?

The EU could land a range of economic blows if it wants to be more than a lightweight, researchers say.

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Europe might have trade punches it can land on the US and China but is it prepared to use them? Photo: Reuters
World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

World Economic Forum CEO Brende resigns over Epstein revelations

The former Norwegian foreign minister had business dinners with the sex offender and communicated with him via email.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s Geely bets on longer-range, faster-charging tech over fresh EV price war

‘We promise to compete based on technology, quality, brand, service and corporate ethics,’ Geely Auto CEO says.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Low-cost models dominate China EV sales, surpassing Tesla and BYD

Geely’s and Wuling’s sub-100,000 yuan battery EVs ranked first and second in mainland China last year, each selling over 400,000 units.

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Geely’s Xingyuan was the top-selling EV on the mainland last year. Photo: Weibo
Electric & new energy vehicles

Geely’s Zeekr shifts into Italy as China’s European EV push gathers speed

The carmaker is pressing ahead despite tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, betting on demand for high-spec models.

Zeekr is betting on European demand for high-spec models in its foray into Italy. Photo: Getty Images
Luxury cars

Andrea Zagato on the Capricorn 01, coachbuilder Zagato’s first hypercar

The project blends Italian design flair and German precision thanks to engineering firm Capricorn, known for McLaren, Porsche and Bugatti collabs.

US-China trade war

Has Trump ceded EV market to China with latest string of policy shifts?

Analysts say rolling back regulations pushes US further towards petrol cars, discourages EV innovation, and gives China competitive edge.

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Robotics

China’s humanoid robot orders surge after Spring Festival spotlight

Interest also spiked in Noetix’s Bumi, a companion robot that appeared in a family-themed comedy sketch at the gala.

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Robots perform during China Central Television’s Spring Festival Gala 2026 on Monday. Photo: Handout
SCMP Highlights

CATL’s sodium-ion breakthrough, Tesla’s AI training centre: 7 EV reads

From China banning carmakers from selling below cost to Chinese brands’ dominance in Brazil, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s efforts to control EV price war sees carmakers paying vendors quicker

Only a handful of the nearly 50 mainland China-based EV builders have been able to turn a profit amid the price wars.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Opinion | High volume and low cost is how BYD beat Tesla in the EV race

Vast economies of scale, tightly integrated supply chains and China’s control over key materials give Chinese EV makers a systemic edge.

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A BYD electric car travels on a road in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on January 27. Photo: Xinhua
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla launches China AI training centre as self-driving race accelerates

US EV giant opens hub to advance its Full Self-Driving software, as Chinese carmakers step up their own L3 autonomous driving plans.

The AI training centre’s launch marks a significant step towards commercialising Tesla’s Full Self-Driving navigation software in mainland China. Photo: Reuters
Solar energy

How Elon Musk’s space-based AI vision sparked a Chinese solar stock frenzy

Musk’s pursuit of space-based data centres has drawn attention to China’s solar industry, sparking market rallies – and calls for caution.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s turbocharged EV market hits a speed bump amid falling sales

After years at full throttle, China’s EV sector is slowing sharply, with sales sliding in January as tax breaks fade and costs rise.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s first ‘Tesla killer’, flying car makers eye lift-off date: 7 EV reads

From analysis on Beijing-Ottawa tariff deal to foreign carmakers set to stage China comeback, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

A Xiaomi SU7 Max is displayed at the entrance of the company’s EV factory in Beijing. Photo: AFP
Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla, Xiaomi vie for Chinese EV buyers with cheaper, longer loans

Low interest rates and seven-year payback periods replace price discounts while EV sales drop and materials costs rise.

A potential buyer discusses a Tesla YL with a staff member in a showroom in Beijing on February 3, 2026. Photo: AFP
Robotics

‘Optimus chain’: Chinese suppliers form backbone of Tesla’s humanoid robot plans

Tesla’s pivot to producing humanoid robots is expected to engage a network of key Chinese component makers.

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Robotics

Forget soulless humanoid robots like Tesla’s Optimus. This one’s more Wall-E

Fauna Robotics’ humanoid robot Sprout is an attempt to start a focus on ‘approachable’ robots inspired by Wall-E and BB-8, not Terminator.

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