Tesla, Inc. (/ˈtɛslə/ TESS-lə or /ˈtɛzlə/ TEZ-lə[a]) is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, it designs, manufactures and sells battery electric vehicles (BEVs), stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and servicesFormerlyTesla Motors, Inc. (2003–2017)Company typePublic
Traded as
Nasdaq: TSLA
Nasdaq-100 component
S&P 100 component
S&P 500 component
ISINUS88160R1014Industry
Automotive
Renewable energy
FoundedJuly 1, 2003; 21 years ago in San Carlos, California, U.S.FoundersMartin Eberhard
Marc Tarpenning
(See § Founding)Headquarters
Austin, Texas
,
U.S.
Number of locations
1,208 sales, service and delivery centers
Area served
East Asia
Europe
Middle East
North America
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Key people
Robyn Denholm (Chair)
Elon Musk (CEO)
Products
Model S
Model X
Model 3
Model Y
Semi
Cybertruck
Powerwall
Megapack
Solar Panels
Solar Roof
Production output
 1,845,985 vehicles (2023)
 14.7 GWh battery energy storage systems (2023)
 223 MW solar (2023)
Services
Charging
insurance
maintenance
Revenue US$96.8 billion (2023)
Operating income
 US$8.9 billion (2023)
Net income
 US$15.0 billion (2023)Total assets US$106.6 billion (2023)Total equity US$62.6 billion (2023)OwnerElon Musk (13%)[1]
Number of employees
 140,473 (2023)Subsidiaries
Tesla Automation
Tesla Energy
ASN
394161
The BMW Group (legally, Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW (German pronunciation: [ˌbeːʔɛmˈveː] ⓘ)), is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 to 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945 creating engines for aircraft that were used in the Second World War.
FormerlyRapp Moterenwerke AGCompany typePublic (Aktiengesellschaft)
Traded as
FWB: BMW
DAX component
IndustryAutomotivePredecessors
Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik
Rapp Motorenwerke
Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach
Founded27 October 1913; 110 years ago (as Rapp Motorenwerke)
March 7, 1916; 108 years ago (as BMW)FounderKarl RappHeadquarters
Munich
,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Oliver Zipse (Chairman of management board)
Norbert Reithofer (Chairman of supervisory board)
Products
Cars
motorcycles
bicycles
Production output
 2,661,922 cars (2023)
 221,988 motorcycles (2023)[1]
Brands
Automobiles
Alpina
BMW (i, M, X, Z)
DriveNow
Mini
Rolls-Royce
Motorcycles
BMW Motorrad
ServicesCar-sharing services, financing, leasing, insurance and other financial servicesRevenue €155.50 billion (2023)[1]
Operating income
 €17.096 billion (2023)[1]
Net income
 €12.165 billion (2023)[1]Total assets €250.89 billion (2023)[1]Total equity €92.923 billion (2023)[1]Owners
Stefan Quandt (25.8%)
Susanne Klatten (20.9%)[2]
Number of employees
154,950 (2023)[1]Website
bmw.com (brand)
bmwgroup.com (corporate)
1 Comment
teslas are technically faster but i still prefer engines instead of batterys