---
title: "Elon Musk Pumps Tesla Stock With $1B Infusion: TDS"
date: "2025-09-16"
modified: "2025-09-16"
authors:
  - name: "Joel Feder"
    job_title: "Director of Content and Product"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/elon-musk-pumps-tesla-stock-with-1b-infusion-tds"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "The Downshift"
---

# Elon Musk Pumps Tesla Stock With $1B Infusion: TDS

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Good morning and welcome to *The Downshift*, or *TDS* for short.

*TDS* is tight, light, and right with a direct focus on the latest automotive news stories bubbling around the globe. Rather than a full-featured news story, *TDS* keeps things brief with stories summarized in a single sentence with a link provided for those seeking more information.

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The first cup of coffee is gone, so let's get into it.

🚘 What I’m driving: Arrived back home in the U.S. yesterday and slid into the 2025 Ford Expedition Platinum, but stay tuned for more on that tomorrow.

📈 Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is also one of the world's most wealthy individuals, disclosed a [purchase of about $1 billion worth of the automaker's stock](<https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-gains-musks-1-billion-stock-purchase-reinforces-confidence-ev-maker-2025-09-15/>), translating to 2.57 million shares, as a vote of confidence in the electric car maker's future, though it all comes after the board proposed a $1 trillion compensation plan for Musk.

🏚️ Ford announced it will [demolish its iconic world headquarters](<https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a66108668/ford-glass-house-dearborn-hq-demolition/>), which is known as the "Glass House," since 1956 and replace the building with one that is twice as big in a bid for more collaboration on a new nearby campus.

⚙️ The next Mercedes-Benz AMG C 63 will [reportedly drop today's plug-in hybrid turbo-4 powertrain](<https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/c-class/367761/next-mercedes-amg-c-63-get-six-cylinders-axe-falls-disappointing-four>) for a six-cylinder turbocharged engine after receiving a lukewarm reception when the V8 disappeared.

🚙 [Volkswagen's CEO said ](<https://insideevs.com/news/772333/vw-ceo-flush-door-handles/>)flush door handles are "terrible to operate" and the automaker won't chase that trend at the expense of the customer experience.

🏭 The raid that took place at Hyundai's U.S. factory highlighted the issue the current administration's policies are [casting on the auto industry and its workers](<https://www.autonews.com/hyundai/an-hyundai-lg-raid-immigration-0916/?utm_id=gfta-ur-250916&share-code=ZSW5WAYCU5CJTEPSHNDD67JYWQ&user_id=4532198&customer_secondary_source=aac_articleGifting>).

🔌 The wireless charger setup for the Porsche Cayenne EV [might cost $8](<https://insideevs.com/news/772302/porsche-wireless-ev-charger-price-europe/>)[,](<https://insideevs.com/news/772302/porsche-wireless-ev-charger-price-europe/>)[000](<https://insideevs.com/news/772302/porsche-wireless-ev-charger-price-europe/>).

🇨🇳 The Polestar 2 is dead in America because of Trump's tariffs, the Polestar 4 didn't arrive for the same reason, and now it's unclear if the Polestar 5 will arrive because it's made in China, with the 5's vehicle program leader Martin Rosenqvist noting it will be "super difficult to bring this car into the U.S. under the current circumstances."

😑 A cyber attack [wreaked havoc on JLR](<https://www.motor1.com/news/772407/jaguar-land-rover-lost-track-40000-cars/>) stopping production and resulted in the automaker losing 40,000 vehicles with their current whereabouts said to be unknown.

🏁 Weekend Race Results:

- NASCAR Cup Series: Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing won at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- MotoGP: Marc Marquez of Ducati Lenovo won the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano.

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## Author
Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he is the board chair and chair of the governance and nominating committee for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While you’re reading this he’s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story.

### Author social links  
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[Email](<mailto:joel@thedrive.com>)