Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Discussion board in Russell Making on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited Elon Musk to build his subsequent Tesla manufacturing unit in Turkey, the country’s point out media claimed Monday.
Erdogan on Sunday met with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO in New York even though browsing the U.S. for the United Nations Normal Assembly. The two met at the Turkish Household in Manhattan.
“Recalling that with the Turkish electric powered car or truck Togg hitting the streets in Türkiye, Tesla entered the Turkish industry, Erdogan known as on Tesla to create its seventh manufacturing unit in Türkiye,” Turkish condition information company Anadolu claimed, citing the country’s communications directorate.
Erdogan also available collaboration chances with Musk’s aerospace organization SpaceX and Turkey’s room program, and invited the billionaire inventor to Teknofest, Turkey’s largest aviation, aerospace, and technology festival taking position concerning late September and the stop of October this calendar year.
Musk replied that a selection of Turkish suppliers are previously operating with Tesla and that Turkey “is among the the most vital candidates” for his upcoming and seventh manufacturing unit, Anadolu wrote. CNBC has contacted the Turkish communications directorate for the total statement.