Tesla owner claims selective enforcement targets him for his constitutionally-protected criticism of government overreach

AUSTIN, July 7 — Tesla shares fell nearly eight per cent on Monday after its chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk plans to launch a new United States (US) political party reignited concerns about his commitment to the company's future as it struggles with declining sales.

WASHINGTON, July 2 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has said the White House will have to examine the possibility of deporting Elon Musk, after the billionaire entrepreneur blasted the President's tax and spending bill, reported Xinhua.

WASHINGTON, June 9 — US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has no plans to speak with Elon Musk, signaling the president and his former ally might not resolve their feud over a sweeping tax-cut bill any time soon.

NEW JERSEY, June 6 — Tesla is the worst-performing large-cap stock this year, thanks to declining electric vehicle demand, chief executive Elon Musk’s political controversies over his ties to far-right groups, and now, his public feud with United States President Donald Trump.

CALIFORNIA, March 20 — Tesla is recalling 46,096 Cybertruck vehicles in the United States — nearly all Cybertrucks made up to February — to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, adding to a series of callbacks for the pickup truck since last year.

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 — The European Commission on Wednesday scrapped draft rules regulating technology patents, artificial intelligence (AI), and consumer privacy on messaging apps, saying it did not expect them to receive the green light from European Union (EU) lawmakers and countries.

NEW YORK, Dec 13 — Elon Musk is the first person to reach an estimated fortune of more than US$400 billion (RM1.7 trillion) , reported German news agency dpa quoting Forbes and Bloomberg.

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Dec 9 — China's top electric vehicle producer BYD is set to show further market share gains when November vehicle sales data is released later today, putting it on course to exceed its annual goal and overtake Ford and Honda in global sales.

NEW JERSEY, Nov 13 — Tesla said today it was recalling 2,431 Cybertruck electric pickup trucks in the United States as loss of drive power could increase the risk of a crash, in its sixth such move this year.

NEW YORK, Aug 30 — Elon Musk and his electric vehicle company Tesla won the dismissal of a federal lawsuit accusing them of defrauding investors by hyping the cryptocurrency dogecoin and conducting insider trading, causing billions of dollars of losses.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 — Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said the collaboration with electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla is to make Malaysia the main regional green technology hub.

SHAH ALAM, Aug 13 — The state government welcomes Tesla Inc’s continued investment plans in the state in the future, particularly in relation to research and development and the establishment of electric vehicle (EV) service centres.

LONDON, Aug 13 — Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a yearly 21 per cent in July, thanks to China's strongest growth this year and despite dropping demand in Europe, market research firm Rho Motion said yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — A representative from Tesla’s headquarters in the United States will be meeting with the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) on August 22 to discuss the corporation’s investment plans in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 — All ministries are collecting performance data or achievements in line with the Madani Economic framework that was launched in July last year, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Tesla has never committed to opening a factory in Malaysia, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Tesla Inc’s reported decision to scrap its production plans in Southeast Asia could be its commercial decision, said the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti).

WASHINGTON, June 14 — Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk's US$56 billion pay package, the electric vehicle-maker said on Thursday, a big thumbs-up to his leadership and an incentive to keep his focus on his biggest source of wealth.

BENGALURU, June 13 — Apple once again became the world's most valuable company yesterday, dethroning Microsoft from the top spot, as the iPhone maker pushed ahead in a race to dominate artificial intelligence technology.