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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
aljazeera.com
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