Tesla to sell robots –

WASHINGTON (EFE).— Elon Musk insisted yesterday that Tesla will produce and sell a humanoid robot in the short term, just hours before the car manufacturer presents its results for the first six months of the year after a drop of almost 5% in sales in the second quarter.

In a post on his social network X, Musk said that by 2025 Tesla will have “really useful humanoid robots” for internal use and that by 2026 he hopes to increase production for other companies.

The tycoon’s announcement pushes back the dates from what he told analysts and the media in April, when he said that Tesla’s robot, called Optimus, would be working at the car manufacturer by the end of this year and would go on sale in 2025.

Elon Musk, who is known for failing to deliver on his own product launch predictions or details, made the announcement a day before Tesla is set to report second-quarter and first-half results amid a slump in demand for its vehicles.

On July 2, the firm announced that its second-quarter sales fell 4.8% to 443,956 vehicles. The decline coincides with a slowdown in the adoption of electric vehicles in the United States.

Musk’s comments about Optimus, Tesla’s future robotaxi, or the hypothetical autonomous driving capabilities of its vehicles are usually accompanied by significant increases in the electric car manufacturer’s shares.

This time, after his statement about robots, the shares gained almost 5% yesterday to trade at $251.16.

They offer credits

Santander México reported that from 2020 to date it has placed more than one billion pesos in credit for the acquisition of Tesla cars in the country.

According to the firm, this year it aims to place some 600 million pesos in loans for cars of the brand.

“We are facilitating access to sustainable solutions for our clients and all those who want to benefit from having an electric car,” said Alejandro Vázquez, executive director of automotive at Banco Santander Mexico, in a press release.

The bank emphasized that since 2020 it has become Tesla’s preferred financial institution in Mexico, sharing with the brand its commitment to sustainability and innovation, offering special automotive credit plans.