Tesla Motors is a public company that trades on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol TSLA. In the first quarter of 2013, Tesla posted profits for the first time in its history.Tesla first gained widespread attention following their production of the Tesla Roadster, the first fully electric sports car.The company's second vehicle is the Model S, a fully electric luxury sedan, which was followed by the Model X. Its next vehicle is the Model 3.esla manufactures the Model S in Fremont, California, in an assembly plant formerly operated by NUMMI, a defunct joint venture of Toyota and General Motors, now called Tesla Factory. Tesla purchased a stake in the site in May 2010 for US$42 million, and opened the facility in October 2010.