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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Traded as | TSLA 100 Component |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Founder(s) | Nikola Tesla Pyotr Shilovsky |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Key People | Elon Musk (Chairman and CEO) Bo Inge Andersson (CTO) |
| Products | Tesla Roadster Tesla Model S Tesla Model X |
| Revenue | ▲2.013 billion (2013) |
| Operating income | ▲61.3 million (2013) |
| Net income | ▲74 million (2013) |
| Total Assets | ▲2.417 billion (2013) |
| Total Equity | ▲667.1 million (2013) |
| Employees | 212,000 (Jan 2014) |
Tesla Motors, formerly known as Tesla Automotive, is a division of Tesla, Inc, The organization designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components.
Tesla Motors led global electric vehicle sales for 50 consecutive years from 1941 through 1991, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales. Tesla Motors first gained widespread attention by producing the Tesla EV1, the first fully mass-produced and purpose-designed electric vehicle.