Will it be different this time for Elon Musk?

You know Tesla cares when the electric vehicle maker responds to a media question, even if it was only to decline to comment. That's what happened after I asked their press department about its shareholder meeting next week and how voting might go.

There is more on Tesla and CEO Elon Musk's pay in this week's main story, linked below. I have also flagged our coverage of a lawsuit against Brazil's top meatpacker, a new push on carbon accounting, and Bill Gates' new priorities.
     
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Tesla critics hope to block the stratospheric compensation proposed for its CEO Elon Musk but face an uphill fight.

Investors in the electric vehicle maker will decide on November 6 whether to approve the pay package for Musk that is potentially worth $1 trillion - likely the largest-ever CEO compensation agreement. Tesla's board is pushing for shareholders to approve the plan, with Chair Robyn Denholm warning on Monday that Musk could leave if the deal is rejected.

Meanwhile, longtime skeptics of the company's corporate governance, including Democratic U.S. state leaders and union officials, have launched a campaign to vote down the offer.

Several have tried and failed to block earlier record payouts to Musk, including his $56 billion compensation plan that investors reapproved last year amid legal challenges that remain.

Will this time be different? You can click the button below to read my story on the matter. And you car-biz junkies out there can subscribe to the Reuters Auto File newsletter which also carries items about Tesla and its rivals.

Cattle stand at plant of JBS S.A, the world's largest beef producer, in Santana do Araguaia, Para state, Brazil September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

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