PALO ALTO, CA and TILBURG, NETHERLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 12/12/12 -- As a key step towards beginning worldwide distribution of Model S, Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced today that it will begin operations this month at its new European Distribution Center in Tilburg, Netherlands.

SAN MATEO, Calif. – December 12, 2012 SolarCity Corporation, a provider of clean distributed energy, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 11,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $8.00 per share.

PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/29/12 -- Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) originally unveiled the Model S in March 2009 with a base price of $57,400 ($49,900 after federal tax credits). Today, Model S is the most award-winning car of the year and the base price remains at $57,400, the same price set over three and a half years ago.

PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/16/12 -- Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) Tesla Motors opened its first "new design" retail store in Toronto, Canada today. Tesla's new store, located in Yorkdale Shopping Centre, features interactive displays and design studios where customers can design their own Tesla Model S on a large touchscreen and then view it on an 85-inch video wall in the back of the store.

PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/12/12 -- Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) Today Model S was named Motor Trend's 2013 Car of the Year, one of the automotive industry's most coveted awards. To take top honors, Model S garnered a unanimous vote from the panel of Motor Trend judges and guest judges, considered among the savviest and toughest critics in the industry.