Elon Musk keeps getting richer as Tesla loses EV lead

Tesla's annual sales have dropped for the second year in a row, the company said Friday. The Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker delivered 1.64 million cars last year, a 9% fall from the 1.79 million it shipped in 2024. It delivered 418,227 vehicles in the final quarter of 2025, down 16% year-over-year and missing analyst expectations for 441,000 vehicles, according to an average compiled by Bloomberg. On Monday, Tesla took the unusual step of publishing a consensus estimate, which predicted the automa ...