{"id":4793,"date":"2026-05-13T15:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2026-05-13T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:24:13","slug":"tesla-stock-climbs-3-as-musk-heads-to-china-amid-fsd-expansion-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradertideinsights.com\/?p=4793","title":{"rendered":"Tesla stock climbs 3% as Musk heads to China amid FSD expansion push"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Shares of Tesla (TSLA) rebounded sharply on Wednesday, climbing around 3% as investors quickly moved past the previous session\u2019s selloff and refocused on the company\u2019s autonomous driving ambitions.<\/p>\n

The recovery followed Tuesday\u2019s roughly 3% decline<\/a> and extended a broader rally that has lifted Tesla shares nearly 10% over the past week.<\/p>\n

The gains came despite broader market weakness after another hotter-than-expected inflation reading<\/a> pushed Treasury yields to 10-month highs.<\/p>\n

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4%, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.1%. <\/p>\n

The Nasdaq Composite managed a modest 0.1% gain, supported partly by continued strength in technology and semiconductor shares.<\/p>\n

China FSD approval hopes lift sentiment<\/h2>\n

One of the biggest catalysts behind Tesla\u2019s rebound was renewed optimism that Chinese regulators may be nearing approval for the company\u2019s Full Self-Driving software.<\/p>\n

FSD remains central to Tesla\u2019s long-term valuation strategy, with investors increasingly viewing the company less as a traditional automaker and more as an artificial intelligence and robotics business.<\/p>\n

In the United States, Tesla charges $99 per month for FSD subscriptions. <\/p>\n

The company disclosed in April that FSD subscriptions reached approximately 1.3 million at the end of the first quarter, up from roughly 850,000 a year earlier.<\/p>\n

A launch in China would significantly expand the addressable market for Tesla\u2019s software business and represent a major milestone in the company\u2019s efforts to monetize autonomous driving technology globally.<\/p>\n

Investor attention also intensified after Chief Executive Elon Musk confirmed he was traveling to China aboard Air Force One as part of US President Donald Trump\u2019s delegation.<\/p>\n

The trip includes several prominent U.S. business leaders, including Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, Larry Culp, Kelly Ortberg, and Jane Fraser.<\/p>\n

China remains one of Tesla\u2019s most strategically important markets, particularly for future autonomous driving and software revenue growth.<\/p>\n

Belgium authorizes Tesla FSD testing<\/h2>\n

Tesla also received another regulatory boost in Europe after Belgian authorities authorized supervised testing of the company\u2019s self-driving software in the Flanders region.<\/p>\n

According to officials, Tesla can begin testing as soon as the company secures a local license plate and insurance approval.<\/p>\n

The tests are expected to cover roughly 5,000 kilometers and will evaluate how the software performs under Belgian traffic rules and road infrastructure conditions.<\/p>\n

Officials indicated that positive test results could accelerate efforts toward broader provisional European approval.<\/p>\n

The authorization is valid across Belgian territory and marks another incremental step in Tesla\u2019s broader push to expand FSD adoption internationally.<\/p>\n

Analyst on Tesla stock<\/h2>\n

Separately, Barclays reiterated its Equalweight rating on Tesla with a $360 price target following the company\u2019s plans to expand battery-cell production capacity at its Berlin facility.<\/p>\n

Tesla plans to increase production capacity from the previously announced 8 gigawatt hours to levels capable of supporting more than 250,000 Model Y vehicles annually.<\/p>\n

Barclays said the move could reflect improving demand conditions in Europe.<\/p>\n

The company currently assembles battery packs in Berlin using imported cells, including Tesla\u2019s own 4680 battery technology manufactured in the United States.

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