Billionaire Elon Musk said Monday he was "confident that Tesla will make significant investments in France," on the sidelines of the "Choose France" summit at the Palace of Versailles. "I am very impressed by the welcome given by President Macron and the French government to the industry," also told journalists the boss of Tesla, Twitter and Space X, at the end of an exchange with the French Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire. The billionaire of South African origin was also received by Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning in Versailles.
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With Elon Musk, whose portfolio of activities is very broad, we are continuing discussions," said Bruno Le Maire. But "it is better to keep the content of these discussions secret for the moment" and that "they remain confidential," said the minister.
Behind the investments, such as those for a total amount of 13 billion euros that were announced on the occasion of the sixth edition of Choose France, "there are months and months of negotiations," explained Bruno Le Maire. "This is a battle in which no one gives themselves gifts to attract investment, at home, jobs at home, technology at home," he said. The only factory currently built by electric car manufacturer Tesla in Europe is located in Berlin.