Tesla shares jump in the numbers of Model 3, according to Musk

Tesla shares jump in the numbers of Model 3, according to Musk

Tesla shares jump in the numbers of Model 3, according to Musk







(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) jumped almost 18 percent on Monday when Chief Executive Elon Musk settled a lawsuit that threatened to drive him out and said an increase in third-quarter production had pushed him to the edge of profitability. 

Tesla fans applauded the signs of a jump in manufacturing, while business analysts said the company needed to live up to the spirit of the deal by appointing a strong independent president and new directors. 

The electric car maker's stock sank last week after the US Securities and Exchange Commission accused Musk of securities fraud and tried to ban him from leading the company, which points to a long struggle that it could have undermined Tesla's operations and ability to raise capital. 

Instead, under an agreement announced at the weekend, Tesla and Musk will pay $ 20 million each to the regulator and Musk will no longer be president, but will continue as executive director, holding in place one of the best known corporate figures. of the United States. 

In a sign that the manufacturing process improved, Musk in an email to employees on Saturday said the company was "very close to achieving profitability." He added: "To be sure, we must perform very well tomorrow." Sunday was the last day of the quarter. 

Automotive news website Electrek reported here On Monday, Tesla had produced 53,000 of its Model 3 sedans in the third quarter, compared to 28,578 for the previous three months and, by fulfilling a promise in August, would produce 50,000 to 55,000 of the cars. It produced around 80,000 vehicles in total, the site said. 

Tesla did not respond immediately to a request for comment. 

The relief in the resolution of the demand generated the biggest one-day gain in Tesla shares in more than five years. 

"Stocks went down a lot on Friday because it was not clear if they would stay in the company, given what the SEC was pushing," said Garrett Nelson of CFRA Research. 

"A fine of $ 20 million is very small, (...) it allows you to stay there and also introduces some healthy governance measures." 









PHOTO OF THE FILE: Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk reveals the Tesla Energy Powerwall domestic battery during an event in Hawthorne, California, USA. UU., April 30, 2015. REUTERS / Patrick T. Fallon / File Photo



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Musk has won legions of fans for his bold approach to business and technology, using his 23 million Twitter followers to promote Tesla, his SpaceX rocket company and the tunnel company Boring Co. 

But the August 7 claim that he had the funding to take Tesla privately, and a subsequent U-turn, stunned Wall Street and came amid public appearances that saw Musk smoking marijuana live on a program radio and call a British diver in the Thai Rescue Cave to a "fart". 

As part of the agreement with the SEC, Tesla will also appoint an independent chairman and two independent directors, answering calls on Wall Street to ease pressure on Musk and provide more balance in the automaker's management. 

"This is one of the best cases to name an independent president that we have seen in a long time," said Courteney Keatinge, research director for Glass, Lewis & Co.'s proxy advisor. 

"His behavior has not been good for a while, and I think that this type of behavior has a domino effect, when there is no stable leadership at the top." 

The lawyers said the agreement and the size of the fine could give more ammunition to street vendors pursuing separate cases against Musk for manipulating the company's stock until Aug. 7, as well as a Department of Justice investigation. 

But several experienced litigants also said that, while the DOJ investigation is separate, the SEC agreement could mark the end of the official action against Tesla and Musk. 

"The test standard for any potential criminal charge is higher than that of a civil case, which the SEC had," said Jay Dubow, a former branch chief in the SEC's enforcement division. 

"The DOJ investigation may not result in criminal charges, at least in part because the DOJ could determine that the SEC action resolved the matter and that no further government action is required." 

Musk and Tesla either admitted or denied the SEC's findings under the agreement, which must still be approved by a court. 





Report by Arjun Panchadar, Akanksha Rana, Sonam Rai in Bengaluru and Ross Kerber in Boston; Edited by Patrick Graham and Peter Henderson





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