Tesla shares are down in premarket trading Thursday as more disappointing sales data is dragging on the stock along with the lackluster second-quarter earnings report Tesla released after the closing bell on Wednesday.

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) closed down 8.2% at $305.30 on Thursday, retreating sharply after CEO Elon Musk's cautionary earnings commentary about "rough quarters ahead" amid macroeconomic and electric vehicle (EV) demand uncertainties.

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After soaring in 2023 and 2024, shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) were battered throughout Q1 2025. And while the stock performed marginally better in Q2, the largest U.S. EV-maker slid into Q3. However,

Both Elon Musk's Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL) released second-quarter earnings after the close on Wednesday, and traders are treating them much the same. Alphabet stock has lost 1.6% at the time of writing, while TSLA has given up 1.0%.

Tesla (TSLA) is no stranger to controversy, but the stakes may be higher than ever as the electric vehicle giant becomes entangled in a high-stakes legal showdown with the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street prepared for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings after the bell.

Declining vehicle deliveries and political headwinds have pressured the company's valuation. The company's share price fell 21.3% across the first six months of 2025, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Major stock indexes were mixed in late trading Thursday as investors reacted to a flurry of earnings reports from major companies, notably tech giants Tesla and Alphabet, and awaited new developments related to tariffs.

Tesla has normally been a good investment. While it hasn't always outperformed the market, the automotive stock has generated returns of around 1,700% over the past decade, while the S&P is up around 200% over that time frame. Tesla's good years have more than outweighed the bad ones during that stretch.