> the problem was that he was projecting 2019 production publicly
That is also incorrect.
The settlement only mandated that Musk get company approval for Tesla-related tweets. It would have been as simple as him sending an email with the proposed tweet to get signoff before blasting it out there. This is actually extremely common and partially for these sorts of reasons.
The SEC asked Tesla if Musk followed the agreement by getting approval for the tweet. He didn't, thus this filing.
That is also incorrect.
The settlement only mandated that Musk get company approval for Tesla-related tweets. It would have been as simple as him sending an email with the proposed tweet to get signoff before blasting it out there. This is actually extremely common and partially for these sorts of reasons.
The SEC asked Tesla if Musk followed the agreement by getting approval for the tweet. He didn't, thus this filing.