Tesla is the electric-vehicle company that produced the Model 3 and trades under the ticker TSLA.
The Tesla Model 3 entered production in 2017 as a more affordable electric car designed for high-volume sales. It became one of the best-selling electric cars in the world and helped make battery-powered vehicles more mainstream.
Tesla was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. Elon Musk joined the company as an early major investor and became chairman before later serving as chief executive. Tesla’s business also includes energy-storage products, charging infrastructure, and solar-energy offerings.
The Model 3 is sometimes confused with the larger Model Y sport utility vehicle. Tesla’s shares trade on the Nasdaq under TSLA, while the company’s headquarters moved from Palo Alto to Austin, Texas, in 2021.