Tesla CEO Elon Musk says if rival asked for a merger he'd 'have that conversation' but wouldn't do a hostile takeover

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says if a rival asked for a merger he'd 'have that conversation'

"I think we're definitely not going to launch a hostile takeover," Musk told Döpfner during a live event streamed to YouTube.Tesla needs its capital for other things, like battery development and manufacturing.CEO Elon Musk addressed a theoretical question about whether or not Tesla would be game for a merger with one of the incumbent car companies.

"I think we're definitely not going to launch a hostile takeover," Musk told Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner on Tuesday during a live event streamed to YouTube. Döpfner pressed Musk if he's consider a friendly takeover. "If somebody said, 'hey, we think it would be a good idea to merge with Tesla,' we'd certainly have that conversation. But we don't want it to be a hostile takeover situation," Musk replied.

 

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Maybe Elon Musk wants to create the epic Nikola Tesla brand or Just because he can do it

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