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In this Dec. 14, 2016, file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology industry leaders at Trump Tower in New York. Electric carmaker Tesla must find a new chair for its board of directors under a settlement announced Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Whoever takes on the job will face the formidable task of overseeing Musk, a charismatic, visionary executive with an impulsive streak. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Tesla 3Q production numbers up as Musk rallies workers

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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla and its CEO Musk have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit alleging Musk duped investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, just two days after filing a case seeking to oust Musk as CEO. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

The Latest: Tesla shares surge in premarket trading

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FILE- In this Aug. 24, 2018, file photo a Tesla vehicle Supercharging station in Seabrook, N.H. Tesla made its biggest gain in five years Monday, Oct. 1, after company founder Elon Musk reached a settlement with securities regulators that will allow him to stay CEO of the electric car maker. That marked a big reversal from Friday’s plunge, the worst day for the stock in almost as long. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

More stock whiplash as Tesla rebounds after Musk settlement

By MARLEY JAY - Associated Press

SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) ** FILE **

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, company settle fraud suit for $40M; he steps down as chairman

By Michael Liedtke - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. U.S. securities regulators have filed a complaint against Musk alleging that he made false and misleading statements about plans to take the company private in August. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

The Latest: CEO fraud charge hammers Tesla’s stock

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FILE - This Aug. 8, 2018 file photo shows the Tesla emblem on the back end of a Model S in the Tesla showroom in Santa Monica, Calif. Tesla investors have taken a wild ride as Wall Street values the promise of one of the world’s leading electric car makers, the hurdles the company faces as it tries to become a world-class manufacturer, and a mercurial CEO who can get the market buzzing with a single tweet. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Another hairpin turn for Tesla as stock dives on SEC charge

By MARLEY JAY - Associated Press

FILE- This Dec. 21, 2016, file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks close out best quarter in 5 years on a quiet note

By MARLEY JAY - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sept. 17, 2018, file photo SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. U.S. securities regulators have filed a complaint against Musk alleging that he made false and misleading statements about plans to take the company private in August. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Tesla faces a reckoning with CEO Elon Musk’s job in jeopardy

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

The Latest: Tesla, directors indicate they stand behind Musk

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5 things to know about the SEC’s complaint against Elon Musk

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - Associated Press

FILE- In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, file photo Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla Inc. has turned over documents to the U.S. Justice Department after statements by Musk about taking the company private, the electric car maker confirmed Tuesday, Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Elon Musk subject of SEC complaint

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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa speaks after SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk announced him as the person who would be the first private passenger on a trip around the moon, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Yusaku Maezawa, 1st private moon flight passenger, to invite creative guests

By Christopher Weber - Associated Press

FILE- In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, file photo Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk speaks after announcing Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa as the first private passenger on a trip around the moon in Hawthorne, Calif. Tesla Inc. has turned over documents to the U.S. Justice Department after statements by Musk about taking the company private, the electric car maker confirmed Tuesday, Sept. 18. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Tesla says it has turned over documents to feds

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press

FILE- In this May 8, 2018, file photo, investor and entrepreneur Kimbal Musk listens to billionaire investor Steve Case as he speaks during the Rise of the Rest bus tour at Musk's restaurant, The Kitchen, at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tenn. Musk, who serves on the board of brother Elon Musk’s companies Tesla and SpaceX, spoke at a Yahoo! Finance breakfast Monday, Sept. 17, about the promise of urban farming and his mission to bring local, trustworthy food and restaurants and gardens to schoolchildren around the country. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Kimbal Musk talks food, deflects his brother’s bad press

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ - Associated Press

In this June 24, 2018, file photo Tesla CEO and founder of the Boring Company Elon Musk speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. tumbled over 9 percent as the markets opened Friday, Sept. 7, after the CEO smoked marijuana during a YouTube video podcast and the company’s accounting chief left after a month on the job. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Diver who helped with Thai cave rescue sues Elon Musk

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FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2018 file photo, Elon Musk, founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX, speaks at a news conference after the Falcon 9 SpaceX heavy rocket launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. SpaceX says it’s signed the first private moon traveler. The big reveal on who it is _ and when the flight to the moon will be _ is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

1st private moon flight passenger to invite creative guests

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press

Musk apologizes for snags in Model 3 delivery information

By AP Auto Writer - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 8, 2018, file photo shows a Tesla emblem on the back end of a Model S in the Tesla showroom in Santa Monica, Calif. Tesla is dropping two of the seven standard colors it had offered to customers to streamline production. In a tweet early Tuesday, Sept. 11, CEO Elon Musk said obsidian black and metallic silver will still be available, but at a higher cost. Tesla fans can still get solid black and “midnight silver metallic,” as well as pearl white, deep blue metallic and red as standard color choices. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Tesla cuts number of stock colors to streamline production

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, file photo SpaceX billionaire founder and chief executive, and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, is interviewed in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Elon Musk smokes marijuana with Joe Rogan during live interview

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this June 24, 2018, file photo Tesla CEO and founder of the Boring Company Elon Musk speaks at a news conference in Chicago. Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. tumbled over 9 percent as the markets opened Friday, Sept. 7, after the CEO smoked marijuana during a YouTube video podcast and the company’s accounting chief left after a month on the job. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Another day at Tesla: Execs depart, Musk invites controversy

By TOM KRISHER - Associated Press