Posted 9/18/2023, 4:05:32 AM
Erdogan Requests Tesla Factory in Turkey During UN Meeting with Musk
- Turkey’s President Erdogan asked Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey
- Request made while Erdogan was in the US for the UN General Assembly
- Meeting held at Turkish House in New York
- Erdogan attending 78th UN General Assembly session
- Tesla has not yet responded to the request
- Musk also meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu to discuss AI
- Tesla expressed interest in building factory in India for low-cost EVs
- Tesla currently has 6 factories, building a 7th in Mexico
- Tesla stock up 123% this year, just built 5 millionth car
- Musk bought Twitter in 2022 for $44B
- Musk described himself as free speech absolutist but has censored some content in Turkey
