Tariffs on imported parts will have a broad impact because all vehicles use components made abroad.

Robyn Denholm, who leads Tesla’s board, said on social media that board members were “highly confident” in Mr. Musk, the company’s chief executive.

Electric vehicles will get even more expensive, but prices for Teslas and some other models may not rise as much as prices for some conventional...

The carmaker is expected to report a decline in quarterly earnings after Tesla’s brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration.

Wary of directly criticizing the president’s trade policies, automakers are emphasizing how much they have already invested in U.S. manufacturing.

Overall sales of electric vehicles rose almost 11 percent in the first three months of the year as traditional carmakers offered new models.

A few carmakers have closed factories, laid off workers or shifted production in response to the auto tariffs that took effect last week.

President Trump says the tariffs will encourage investment in U.S. factories, but analysts say car buyers will have to pay thousands more.

Sales of cars picked up recently partly as buyers rushed to lock in deals before President Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on cars and auto parts...

President Trump’s intervention came while Mr. Milton was appealing his conviction on securities and wire fraud charges.