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Tesla Stock Soars 6% Amid AI Chip Progress Announcement
4/16/2026
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- Tesla's stock rose more than 6% on April 15, 2026, after Elon Musk, Tesla Chief Executive Officer, announced progress on the AI5 chip's engineering.
- Tesla plans to build two chip factories in Austin, Texas, with SpaceX, one for vehicle and robot chips and another for orbital data centers.
- UBS analysts upgraded Tesla's stock rating from sell to hold, raising the price target to $352.
