{
  "id": 15951041,
  "title": "Electric cars: Tesla with a drop in profit and stagnant sales revenue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/elektroautos-tesla-mit-gewinneinbruch-und-stagnierendem-umsatz",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:41:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/elektroautos-tesla-mit-gewinneinbruch-und-stagnierendem-umsatz/100264040.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Tesla has reported a 43% year-over-year decline in quarterly profit to $1.37 billion. The company's revenue remained steady at approximately $28.05 billion. The results were released after Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed speculation about potential discussions of a merger with SpaceX, which he also leads. Despite beating analyst expectations for quarterly revenue, Tesla's stock rose only 1.6% in after-hours US trading. Musk stated his goal of transitioning Tesla towards self-driving robotaxis and humanoid robots.",
  "summary": "Elon Musk wants to focus Tesla on robots and robotaxis. But for now, the company still has to make money by selling electric cars - and recently there have been declines in this area.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
        "title": "Electric cars are booming worldwide, but Tesla is standing still.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/elektroautos-boomen-weltweit-aber-tesla-tritt-auf-der-stelle",
        "published": "2026-10-22T00:16:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}