Tesla's Board Dynamics and Musk's Vision

On Monday, news broke that Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently bought about $1 billion worth of Tesla stock causing the company’s share price to jump. It was the latest headline to stoke investor optimism, following the news earlier this month that the Tesla board awarded Musk a $1 trillion pay package, to secure his focus on the car company for the next several years.

On today’s Big Take podcast, global autos editor Craig Trudell joins host David Gura to discuss why Tesla investors are, once again, all in on Musk — and why even Musk’s renewed focus may not be enough to turn the company’s fortunes around this time.

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