Teslathe US company of electric vehicles founded by Elon Musk, has closed up 5.3% at an altitude of 282.76 dollars per share, resulting in the Best Nasdaq 100 title. To push the purchases was an article on the political site, always well informed about what happens to Washington DC, according to which Trump told members of his cabinet and other close contacts that Musk will soon retire from his government role. This contributed to reverse the previous drops in the stock exchange, triggered when Tesla reported a 13% drop in the deliveries of the first quarter, worse than the expectations.
The political article
Second politician, the US President remains satisfied of Musk and his initiative of the Department for Government Efficiency, but both have decided in the last few days that soon the time will be for Musk to return to his business and take on a support role. Trump has commissioned the CEO of Tesla and Spacex to guide the efforts – through the Department for Government’s efficiency (Doge) – to cut government funds and remodel the federal bureaucracy.
Musk’s imminent exit comes while some insiders from the Trump administration and many external allies have become frustrated by its unpredictability And they see more and more the billionaire as a political weighta dynamic that was marked clearly on Tuesday when a conservative judge supported Musk loudly lost his candidacy for a seat for the Supreme Court of Wisconsin for 10 points.
The transition, the insiders said, will probably correspond to the End of the Musk period as a “special government employee”a special status that temporarily exends him from some ethical rules and conflict of interest. It is expected that that period of 130 days will expire in late May or early June.
The response of the White House
“This “scoop” is garbage“, Commented Karoline Leavitt, the pressure of the White House, referring to the politician’s article.” Elon Musk and President Trump both publicly declared that Elon will leave the public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at Doge will be completed “, he wrote on X.”Fake news“, He limited himself to commenting Musk.
Data on deliveries
Before opening the market, Tesla had communicated that it had produced 362,615 vehicles and delivered 336,681 vehicles in first quarter of 2025, in addition to having distributed 10.4 GWh of energy accumulation products. It is a decline deliveries compared to the 386,810 units of a year ago (-13%) and a value lower than the expectations of analysts (they expected Tesla to record deliveries of about 372,410 vehicles, according to an estimate of Visible Alpha).
“While the change of line of Model Y in all four of our factories has led to Loss of several weeks of production In the first quarter, the increase in the New Model Y continues to go well ”, reads a note. Tesla will publish its financial results for the first quarter of 2025 after the market closure on Tuesday 22 April 2025.
