Tesla was incorporated in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc
Tarpenning as Tesla Motors. Its name is a tribute to inventor and
electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, Elon Musk joined as
Tesla's largest shareholder; in 2008, he was named chief executive
officer. In 2008, the company began production of its first car model,
the Roadster sports car, followed by the Model S sedan in 2012, the
Model X SUV in 2015, the Model 3 sedan in 2017, the Model Y crossover in
2020, the Tesla Semi truck in 2022 and the Cybertruck pickup truck in
2023. The Model 3 is the all-time best-selling plug-in electric car
worldwide, and in June 2021 became the first electric car to sell 1
million units globally.
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