So that answers that; the posted headline reads like they somehow acquired it clandestinely (which may or may not be the case, except now there is an interview with the seller).
Not really, it implies they didn't make a PR event out of the change, they just did it.
> Since 1992, the domain Tesla.com has been owned by an engineer and Nikola Tesla fan named Stu Grossman, to the chagrin of Tesla Motors...
Well, ya know, you should do your homework when picking a name for yourself.
Yeah, respect web 1.0 internet infrastructure gatekeeper database homesteading!!
Well that's sad. Nikola Tesla is much more important than Tesla cars.