Tesla Stock (TSLA) Slips as Robotaxi Deadline and NHTSA Probe Collide in Thin Holiday Trading
Tesla shares fell 1.4% to $478.65 by early afternoon Friday after U.S. regulators opened a defect investigation into 179,071 Model 3 vehicles over emergency door release concerns. Trading volume topped 41 million shares. The California DMV also extended a stay on a potential sales license suspension tied to Tesla’s Autopilot marketing, giving the company until mid-February to respond.