Investors Expect Substantial Tesla (TSLA) Model 3 Orders in First Three Days - Evercore ISI

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk Says Online Model 3 Ordering Will Start Earlier

March 31, 2016 4:35 PM EDT

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk pushed forward the start of online ordering for the Model 3 by one hour, to 7:30pm PDT (10:30pm EDT).

Musk also said orders will be limited to two per person.

The following was posted to Twitter... More

Stifel Stunned at Seeing Lines to Place Deposit on Tesla's (TSLA) Model 3; Affirms 'Buy' Rating

March 31, 2016 2:59 PM EDT

Stifel is out with commentary on Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) as Model 3 pre-orders kicked off today. The firm rates Tesla at Buy with a price target of $325.

Analyst James Albertine noted that his team visited Tesla stores in Washington, D.C., and New York, NY, earlier today.

Albertine offered some takeaways:

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Tesla (TSLA) CEO Musk to Offer Those That Lined-up for Model 3 A 'Small Token of Appreciation'

March 31, 2016 11:55 AM EDT

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk plans to offer those that lined up early for the Model 3 a "small token of appreciation." The following was posted to Twitter on Thursday.

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Tesla (TSLA) Customers in Bellevue Wait in Line to Pre-Order Model 3

March 31, 2016 11:16 AM EDT

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) retweeted a video of customers standing in line to pre-order the Model 3 in Bellevue, WA.

Wooooow! RT @BharathNA Not a small line in Bellevue. And it's only 7.30am #tesla #Model3 pic.twitter.com/2UiuwRRzQb

Tesla Motors (@TeslaMotors) March 31, 2016

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Crowds Form Outside Global Tesla (TSLA) Locations to Place Model 3 Pre-Orders

March 31, 2016 9:25 AM EDT

Lines for pre-ordering Tesla's (Nasdaq: TSLA) Model 3 are starting to get robust. The following locations and images were gathered from various forums on Thursday.

Notably, Global Equities... More

Tesla (TSLA) Model 3 Pre-Orders Could be Record Setting - Global Equities

March 31, 2016 8:59 AM EDT

Global Equities Research is out with additional commentary on Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) today ahead of tonight's big Model 3 event.

Analyst Trip Chowdhry offered the following key points:

Tesla Model 3 will break all the records in Consumer Tech in dollar terms... More

Tesla's (TSLA) Model 3 Event Today is Just Half of the Story

March 31, 2016 8:54 AM EDT

Tesla Motors (Nasdaq: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk noted that today will just be part 1 of the Model 3 unveiling. However, there is a second part in store will will "take things to another level."

The following was posted to Twitter late... More

Where's the lane? Self-driving cars confused by shabby U.S. roadways

March 31, 2016 6:09 AM EDT

By Alexandria Sage

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Volvo's North American CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, lost his cool as the automaker's semi-autonomous prototype sporadically refused to drive itself during a press event at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

"It can't find the lane markings!" Kerssemakers griped to Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was at the wheel. "You need to paint the bloody roads here!"

Shoddy infrastructure has become a roadblock to the development of self-driving cars, vexing engineers and adding time and cost. Poor markings and uneven signage on the 3 million miles of paved roads in the United States... More

Lines Forming for Tesla (TSLA) Model 3 Event in Australia

March 30, 2016 4:11 PM EDT

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) tweets picture of line forming in Australia with just an hour to go to place a reservation for the Model 3.

Only 1 hour to go in Australia #Model3 pic.twitter.com/29mxX8ooBw

Tesla Motors (@TeslaMotors) March 30, 2016... More

Mobileye (MBLY) Says Musk Visit was Nothing Out of the Orindary (TSLA)

March 29, 2016 12:39 PM EDT

Mobileye (NYSE: MBLY) commented on recent news that Tesla (Nasdaq:... More

Tesla's (TSLA) Musk Said to Visit Mobileye (MBLY) Recently for Demonstrations of 'Breakthrough' Tech

March 29, 2016 12:07 PM EDT

Mobileye (Nasdaq: MBLY) is on watch Tuesday following reports that Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk visited the company recently to evaluate key components being made by Mobileye for the automaker.

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Tesla (TSLA) 60% V-Shaped Recovery is Not Supported by Fundamentals - UBS

March 29, 2016 7:40 AM EDT

UBS analyst Colin Langan reiterated his Sell rating and $140 price target on Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA), saying the 60% surge in the stock since Q4 earnings is unsupported by fundamentals.

Langan believes the recent run up is largely due to the announcement of the company's ABL draw down. By drawing down the rest of their $1 billion ABL, TSLA has pushed out near-term liquidity concerns, he said. In addition, excitement leading into the Model 3 reveal and the recent recovery in gas... More