*This story has been updated to include the recall of over 2 million Tesla vehicles in December.

For years, Tesla has been the dominant electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer in the U.S. and a media darling. Since it first launched its inaugural Roadster in 2008, the company has become synonymous with EVs and held the lion’s share of the American EV market.
But with multiple government investigations underway, scores of lawsuits in progress, and a series of shifts that suggest difficulty moving inventory, the automaker is facing a host of serious legal and business issues. Is this the beginning of the end of Tesla’s salad days"

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