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📝 Today’s Tesla News Summary
🎉 10 Million EVs Produced: Tesla announced on August 2nd that its Fremont factory has produced the 10-millionth electric vehicle, a historic milestone cementing Tesla as the world’s leading EV manufacturer.
🇪🇺 FSD Supervised Launches in Europe: Tesla’s FSD Supervised has officially launched in Europe, with Amsterdam among the first cities. The European version introduces stricter driver monitoring with an “attentiveness grade” after each drive. Tesla is offering free two-month FSD trials to owners in approved European markets.
💻 2026 Summer Software Update: The update is now widely rolling out with video conferencing support for Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Discord, a new Caraoke app with performance scoring, and expanded Grok AI features. Tesla Software Release 2026.8 also brings comfort braking improvements and active road noise reduction.
🚗 Refreshed Model Y Lease Offers: New August 2026 lease offers for the 2026 Model Y start at $459/month with $3,000 down for a 36-month term. The refreshed Juniper Model Y features updated styling and an enhanced interior.
🇨🇳 China Sales Shift: Tesla’s domestic China sales declined 9% in H1 2026 vs last year, but exports from Gigafactory Shanghai surged 127%, showing Tesla is increasingly using China as a production hub for international markets.
📈 Stock Update: Tesla shares gained 3.49% on August 3rd, closing at $322. Q2 earnings showed revenue beating expectations while EPS missed by ~38% due to AI infrastructure capex. Stock is down ~31% year-to-date. Analysts remain divided — Stifel Nicolaus maintains Buy with $491 target; average analyst target sits at ~$383.
🚀 Roadster Reveal & Musk Prediction: The Tesla Roadster is scheduled to be unveiled in August 2026 in Texas. Meanwhile, Elon Musk boldly predicted “Money won’t matter in 2036,” suggesting AI and robotics will drastically reduce the cost of essential needs.