Vehicle sales are critical to funding CEO Elon Musk's AI ambitions.
Stocks rose for a second session Thursday on easing geopolitical fears, placing the Dow Industrials on track for a narrow weekly gain.
US futures pointed to back-to-back weekly losses for the S&P 500 for the first time since June after a turbulent stretch that added fresh fuel to a global diversification drive across assets and regions.
Asian stocks climbed to a record and the dollar held its losses as global investors favored non-US assets amid policy unpredictability and geopolitical risks. Precious metals also set new all-time highs.