SEC

Tesla Increased its Workforce by a Whopping 40% in 2021

Tesla has also continually added more employees to its workforce than other automakers, as revealed in its latest filing with the SEC. Tesla hired 28,533 new full-time employees in 2021, marking a whopping 40.3 percent increase in the automaker’s workforce, according to MarketWatch. The figure was revealed in a 10-K filing with the Securities and […]

Nikola Agrees to Pay $125 Million SEC Fine; Delivers First Electric Semis

According to CNN Business, electric vehicle (EV) startup Nikola has agreed to pay a $125 million USD fine to settle charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that the company let its founder, Trevor Milton, defraud investors. Milton resigned as executive chairman of Nikola in September 2020 after several deceptions pertaining to […]

Lucid Motors Receives Subpoena From the SEC, Shares Fall

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered California electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Lucid Motors to represent itself in court, as shown in a new report. Lucid Motors received a subpoena from the SEC this week, regarding its blank-check acquisition deal made earlier this year, according to a regulatory filing shared by the automaker […]

Tesla Failed to Enforce Rules on Elon Musk’s Tweets, Says SEC

Last year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) told Tesla CEO Elon Musk that his use of Twitter had violated a court-ordered policy requiring his tweets to be preapproved by company lawyers, according to the Wall Street Journal. The news also comes after Musk settled an enforcement in 2018, which alleged that Musk had […]

Tesla Now Worth Over $224 Billion, Elon Musk Taunts SEC Again

There are many powerful and influential organizations out there, and it’s natural to compare their market capitalizations to understand how the market might be shifting. It appears as though Tesla is, as of right now, the most valuable carmaker in the world. The company is worth more than Toyota, but it’s also worth more than […]