"Tesla has rescheduled its Model S and Model X Signature Edition delivery event to Wednesday, May 20, 2026, after abruptly calling off the original May 12 celebration. The event will take place at Tesla's factory at 45500 Fremont Boulevard in Fremont, California, the same location where the Model S first rolled off the line in 2012. Invitees received a follow-up email asking them to reconfirm attendance and download a new QR code ticket, with Tesla noting that all travel and accommodation expenses remain the buyer's responsibility."
"The reason behind the original cancellation came into focus the same day it was announced. President Trump invited Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, BlackRock's Larry Fink, Boeing's Kelly Ortberg, and executives from Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Citigroup, and Meta to join his trip to China this week for a summit with President Xi Jinping. The agenda covers trade, artificial intelligence, export controls, Taiwan, and the Iran war, following weeks of escalating friction between Washington and Beijing over AI technology, sanctions, and rare earth exports."
"The vehicles at the center of all this are the last Model S and Model X units Tesla will ever build. Priced at $159,420 each, the 250 Model S and 100 Model X Signature Edition units come finished in Garnet Red with a one-year no-resale agreement, giving Tesla right of first refusal if the owner decides to sell. As Teslarati reported, the Model S defined Tesla's early identity as a serious luxury automaker, and the Fremont factory line that built it is now being converted to manufacture Optimus humanoid robots."
Tesla rescheduled the delivery event for the Model S and Model X Signature Edition to Wednesday, May 20, 2026, after canceling the original May 12 celebration. The event will be held at Tesla’s factory at 45500 Fremont Boulevard in Fremont, California, the same site where the Model S first rolled off the line in 2012. Invitees received an email to reconfirm attendance and download a new QR code ticket, while travel and accommodation costs remain the buyer’s responsibility. The cancellation timing coincided with President Trump inviting Elon Musk and other major executives to join a China trip for a summit with President Xi Jinping covering trade, AI, export controls, Taiwan, and the Iran war. The Signature Edition vehicles are the final Model S and Model X units Tesla will build, priced at $159,420 each, finished in Garnet Red, and include a one-year no-resale agreement with Tesla’s right of first refusal.
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