Benzinga·2025-12-18 09:24Group 1 - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suggested that the production scrap from Ford's F-150 Lightning EV could benefit Tesla and its Cybertruck [1] - DeSantis noted that Tesla has a strong following and that the Cybertruck is popular among customers, while expressing skepticism about Ford's ability to transfer that following [2] - Tesla's sales have seen a significant decline of 23% in November, attributed to decreased EV demand in the U.S. and regulatory challenges [3] Group 2 - Experts believe that Ford's scaling back of EV efforts could be advantageous for Tesla, which is focusing on deploying driverless taxis across the U.S. [4] - Tesla is facing a sales license suspension in California due to deceptive marketing practices related to its Autopilot and full self-driving systems [5] - Tesla's stock price declined by 4.62% to $467.26 at market close, but saw a slight increase of 0.46% to $469.40 in after-hours trading [5]