Kiev. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – January 4, 2021 – Auto
Buy Tesla in 2013 was planned by the chairman of the board of directors and the main shareholder of Volkswagen Ferdinand Piëch. At the same time, a speech about the whole company, and not about a specific electric car. Piyech’s intention at that time was quite serious. During a trip to California, he has tested a brand new the Tesla Model the S. Impressed by the car, Piëch instructed the board of directors to study the purchase of an American startup company.
Tesla was worth about $ 20 billion in 2013. At the same time, the manufacturer’s annual sales of electric cars did not exceed 22 thousand vehicles. Volkswagen also bore the title of the world’s largest automaker.
According to German media, then the head of Tesla Elon Musk rejected the proposal of the German concern. Much has changed today – Tesla is valued at about $ 630 billion.
In 2017, Musk directly tried to sell Tesla to the American corporation Apple, but the world famous electronics and software manufacturer did not show interest.
