Tesla, Inc. — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Aug 16, 2012

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

Tesla Motors, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
88160R 101
(CUSIP Number)
N/A
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:

[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[x] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosure provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “ filed ” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes.)

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only): Blackstar InvestCo LLC 27-1981438
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware
NUMBER OF	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 4,867,929
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
EACH REPORTING PERSON	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,867,929
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 4,867,929
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 4.6%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only): Daimler North America Corporation 22-1760935
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Delaware
NUMBER OF	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 43,749 (See Item 4(II)(a) below)
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,867,929 (See Item 4(II)(a) below)
EACH REPORTING PERSON	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 43,749 (See Item 4(II)(a) below)
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,867,929 (See Item 4(II)(a) below)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 4,911,678 (See Item 4(II)(a) below)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 4.7% (See Item 4(II)(b) below)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) CO

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only): Daimler AG 98-0190736
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Germany
NUMBER OF	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 4,911,678 (See Item 4(III)(a) below)
EACH REPORTING PERSON	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 4,911,678 (See Item 4(III)(a) below)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 4,911,678 (See Item 4(III)(a) below)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 4.7% (See Item 4(III)(b) below)
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) HC, OO

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only): Aabar Blackstar Holdings GmbH
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Germany
NUMBER OF	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
EACH REPORTING PERSON	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 0
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only): Aabar Europe Holdings GmbH
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Austria
NUMBER OF	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
EACH REPORTING PERSON	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 0
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only): Aabar Investments PJS
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: The Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
NUMBER OF	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
EACH REPORTING PERSON	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 0
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) HC, OO

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only): International Petroleum Investment Company
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions) (a) o (b) x
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: The Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
NUMBER OF	5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY	6	SHARED VOTING POWER 0
EACH REPORTING PERSON	7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
WITH	8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 0
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) o
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9): 0.0%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions) OO

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Item 1.

(a) Name of Issuer:

Tesla Motors, Inc.

(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

3500 Deer Creek Road

Palo Alto, CA 94306

ITEM 2.

(a) Names of Persons Filing:

(i) Blackstar InvestCo LLC (“ Blackstar ”), (ii) Daimler North America Corporation (“ DNAC ”), (iii) Daimler AG (“ Daimler ”), (iv) Aabar Blackstar Holdings GmbH (“ Aabar Holdings ”), (v) Aabar Europe Holdings GmbH (“ Aabar Europe ”), (vi) Aabar Investments PJS (“ Aabar Investments ”) and (vii) International Petroleum Investment Company (“ IPIC ”).

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

· Blackstar and DNAC: One Mercedes Drive, Montvale, NJ 07645.

· Daimler: Mercedesstrasse 137, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany.

· Aabar Holdings: Breite Straße 69, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany.

· Aabar Europe: Wagramer Straße 17 – 19, 1220 Wien, Austria.

· Aabar Investments: Ministry of Energy Building, Corniche Road, P.O. Box 107888, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

· IPIC: Al Muhairy Center Office Tower, Sheikh Zayed the 1st Street, P.O. Box 7528, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

(c) Citizenship:

· Blackstar is a Delaware limited liability company.

· DNAC is a Delaware corporation.

· Daimler is a German stock corporation.

· Aabar Holdings is a German limited liability company.

· Aabar Europe is an Austrian limited liability company.

· Aabar Investments is a private joint stock company established under the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

· IPIC is a company established under the laws of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; IPIC’s sole shareholder is the Government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Shares ”).

(e) CUSIP Number:

88160R 101

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ITEM 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

[ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;

[ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;

[ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;

[ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

[ ] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

[ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

[ ] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

[ ] A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

[ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;

[ ] A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

[ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: __

ITEM 4. Ownership

Relying on information provided by the Issuer, the percentages used herein are calculated based on 105,214,400 Shares outstanding as of April 30, 2012. Blackstar is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of DNAC. DNAC is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler. Aabar Holdings is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Aabar Europe and Aabar Europe is a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Aabar Investments. Representatives of IPIC constitute a majority of the board of directors of Aabar Investments.

Blackstar beneficially owns 4,867,929 Shares and DNAC beneficially owns an additional 43,749 Shares (see item 4(II)(a) below). Each of DNAC and Daimler may be deemed to beneficially own the 4,867,929 Shares beneficially owned by Blackstar. Daimler may also be deemed to beneficially own the options to purchase 43,749 Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of the date of this schedule beneficially owned by DNAC.

I. Blackstar :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,867,929

(b) Percent of class: 4.6%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	4,867,929
(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	4,867,929
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0

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II. DNAC :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,911,678 (includes (i) options to purchase 43,749 Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of the date of this schedule and (ii) 4,867,929 Shares beneficially owned by Blackstar)

(b) Percent of class: 4.7% (percentage ownership assumes that the 43,749 Shares underlying the stock options are deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i))

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	43,749 (See Item 4(II)(a) above)
(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	4,867,929 (See Item 4(II)(a) above)
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	43,749 (See Item 4(II)(a) above)
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	4,867,929 (See Item 4(II)(a) above)

III. Daimler :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,911,678 (includes (i) options to purchase 43,749 Shares that are exercisable within 60 days of the date of this schedule and (ii) 4,867,929 Shares beneficially owned by Blackstar)

(b) Percent of class: 4.7% (percentage ownership assumes that the 43,749 Shares underlying the stock options are deemed outstanding pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i))

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	4,911,678 (See Item 4(III)(a) above)
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	4,911,678 (See Item 4(III)(a) above)

IV. Aabar Holdings :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0

(b) Percent of class: 0.0%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0

V. Aabar Europe :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0

(b) Percent of class: 0.0%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0

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VI. Aabar Investments :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0

(b) Percent of class: 0.0%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0

VII. IPIC :

(a) Amount beneficially owned: 0

(b) Percent of class: 0.0%

(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

(i)	Sole power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(ii)	Shared power to vote or direct the vote:	0
(iii)	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0
(iv)	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:	0

ITEM 5. Ownership Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ü ].

ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable

ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not Applicable

ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

ITEM 10. Certification

Not Applicable

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: July 5, 2012

BLACKSTAR INVESTCO LLC

By: /s/ Ruben Simmons

Name: Ruben Simmons

Title: President

By: /s/ Alexander Nediger

Name: Alexander Nediger

Title: Assistant Secretary

DAIMLER NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION

By: /s/ Ruben Simmons

Name: Ruben Simmons

Title: President

By: /s/ Frank Wetter

Name: Frank Wetter

Title: Treasurer

DAIMLER AG

By: /s/ Prof. Herbert Kohler

Name: Prof. Herbert Kohler

Title: Vice President of Group Research & Advanced Engineering

By: /s/ Dr. Edgar Krökel

Name: Dr. Edgar Krökel

Title: Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions/Corporate Real Estate

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AABAR BLACKSTAR HOLDINGS GMBH

By: /s/ Alex Iapichino

Name: Alex Iapichino

Title: Managing Director

AABAR EUROPE HOLDINGS GMBH

By: /s/ Mohamed Badawy Al-Husseiny

Name: Mohamed Badawy Al-Husseiny

Title: Director

AABAR INVESTMENTS PJS

By: /s/ Khadem Al Qubaisi

Name: Khadem Al Qubaisi

Title: Chairman

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM INVESTMENT COMPANY

By: /s/ Khadem Al Qubaisi

Name: Khadem Al Qubaisi

Title: Managing Director

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No. 99.1 Exhibit Joint Filing Statement, dated February 14, 2011, among Blackstar InvestCo LLC, Daimler North America Corporation, Daimler AG, Aabar Blackstar Holdings GmbH, Aabar Europe Holdings GmbH, Aabar Investments PJS and International Petroleum Investment Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Schedule 13G filed by such persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2011).