CaliToday (07/11/2025): In a move that has sent shockwaves across Wall Street, Tesla shareholders voted overwhelmingly on Thursday (Nov. 6, 2025) to approve a colossal new compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, potentially valued at nearly $1 trillion the largest in global corporate history.
More than 75% of voting shares were cast in favor of the plan, demonstrating what insiders are calling "absolute faith" in Musk's vision to transition Tesla from an automaker into a world-leading AI, energy, and robotics conglomerate.
The vote serves as a powerful public mandate for Musk's "different thinking," overriding recommendations from institutional advisory groups who opposed the package.
The "Super-Ambitious" Trillion-Dollar Goals
The massive pay package is not a guaranteed salary. Instead, it is entirely tied to a series of unprecedented and "super-ambitious" growth targets.
To unlock the full package, Musk must steer Tesla from its current $1.4 trillion valuation to an astronomical $8.5 trillion market cap.
Other key milestones include:
The successful deployment of 1 million Optimus humanoid robots.
Achieving major breakthroughs in Full Self-Driving (FSD) technology.
Dominating the AI and clean energy sectors.
If all targets are met, Musk will gain the rights to 423.7 million new shares, increasing his total stake in Tesla to approximately 25%.
A Rebuke to Critics
The result, confirmed by Tesla General Counsel Brandon Ehrhart at the annual shareholder meeting, is a major personal victory for Musk. It comes after years of criticism from media and a high-profile legal battle in Delaware, where a judge had previously voided his 2018 compensation plan.
With this new vote, shareholders have emphatically and officially re-affirmed their belief that Musk is the "soul of Tesla" and the only leader capable of achieving these goals.
Musk reacted on his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter), shortly after the vote:
"This result shows that shareholders believe in Tesla’s mission accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy."
Market Ecstasy and the $10 Trillion Target
The market immediately reflected this optimism. Tesla (TSLA) stock jumped sharply in after-hours trading.
Analysts predict this new incentive structure will ignite a massive acceleration in Tesla's robotics, autonomous driving, and AI divisions. This move is seen as the catalyst that could push Tesla to become the first company in history to reach a $10 trillion valuation.
On X, the public reaction was ecstatic. Investors and supporters celebrated the news as a "victory for belief, innovation, and the American entrepreneurial spirit." Several prominent accounts called it a "deserved reward for the genius and greatest American innovator of our time."
While the unprecedented package may still face legal challenges, today's vote sends an unambiguous message: Tesla's shareholders are standing firmly behind Elon Musk, betting that he is the one to define the future of technology and, in their words, "Make America Great Again."